Greens threaten to amend budget unless government dumps top-end tax cuts | katinacurtis
Greens leader Adam Bandt is preparing to fight the government over already-legislated tax cuts but has stopped short of threatening the passage of supply bills if Labor doesn’t dump them in its October budget.
If the government doesn’t do that, the Greens “will seek to amend the first budget”, he will say according to speech excerpts. The party will hold the balance of power in the Senate, where it now has 12 seats. Labor will need its support plus that of one other crossbencher to pass legislation opposed by the Coalition.However, he stopped short of threatening to block supply if the government did not make the changes.Instead, the Greens have flagged they may seek changes to other legislation enacting parts of the budget outside the appropriations bills that ensure money continues flowing for government functions.
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