FULL INTERVIEW: Labor Senator Jenny McAllister has called out the government on the expected tax cuts for low and middle-income workers in Tuesday's budget, saying the 'last-minute actions to shore up support look hollow'.
FULL INTERVIEW: Labor Senator Jenny McAllister has called out the government on the expected tax cuts for low and middle-income workers in Tuesday's budget, saying the 'last-minute actions to shore up support look hollow'.
Senator McAllister says it is 'remarkable' that the government has done 'so little' for low and middle-income earners over six years in government. Josh Frydenberg is expected to announce a boost to the Low Income Tax Offset during his first budget as Treasurer. While Labor is 'open to relief' for Australians, Ms McAllister argues the cuts are coming 'too little too late' from a largely 'indifferent' government.
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