Stage 3 tax cuts are Dead, Long Live (the Improved) Stage 3 tax cuts
The (old) Stage 3 tax cuts are dead. Long live the (revised and much improved) Stage 3 tax cuts. Some may cry ‘broken promises’ but it’s a bit hard to make an impact with that argument when the broken promise gives most people more money in their pocket.
Greg Jericho is Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work and popular columnist of Grogonomics with Guardian Australia.
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