Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will present another round of personal income tax cuts and the first surplus in more than a decade when he hands down the federal budget on Tuesday night.
Low and middle-income workers earning up to $90,000 a year will be given an annual boost of around $1000, on top of tax breaks they received last year.
"This is a government who has run out of time. All that is left for them is to play catch up," he told reporters.The government wants its tax cuts legislated this week, before parliament is dissolved ahead of the federal election next month. More than four million low- and middle-income earners are expected to benefit from the fresh round of tax cuts, with relief planned for those earning as little as $37,000 and as much as $126,000."It's the product of responsible decisions and an economic plan that is working," he said.
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