.David_Speers says ‘there’s no doubt’ domestic violence is a serious and important issue, but the fund ‘needs to be called for what it is, a new tax’. speers
Sky News host David Speers says Labor’s new Banking Fairness Fund is ‘just another new tax’ and ‘the banks should be nervous’.
Labor leader Bill Shorten has announced the levy will raise $640 million over four years, with 10 per cent of the money, $66 million, going towards helping domestic violence victims. Mr Speers says ‘there’s no doubt’ domestic violence is a serious and important issue, but the fund ‘needs to be called for what it is, a new tax’.
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