Angus Taylor has claimed the government’s stance on lowering taxes was “lukewarm at best” following Anthony Albanese’s “unenthusiastic” position on stage three cuts.
Mr Albanese conceded Labor was unsuccessful in amending the cuts when in opposition but decided to allow them to go ahead as planned.
Stream more on politics with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 On Monday Mr Albanese was pressed on the government’s position following calls from crossbenchers to scrap the cuts. NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage“Their support for the stage 3 three tax cuts was unenthusiastic from the get-go and the Prime Minister’s response today provided little reassurance.
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