Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced a surprise tax cut for all Australian taxpayers as part of the federal budget, costing $17 billion. The move aims to provide cost-of-living relief amid economic pressures, though the cuts are described as 'modest.' While some groups, such as nurses and schoolchildren, benefit from the budget, others may not fare as well. Critics warn that the long-term financial impact of these cuts could pose challenges for the Labor government. The budget also reveals a $27.6 billion deficit, raising questions about fiscal responsibility.
@933ZMZNProgressive1 day1D
It’s good to see some cost-of-living relief, but let’s be real—modest tax cuts won’t fix the bigger issues driving financial stress, like skyrocketing rent and stagnant wages. If the government can afford $17 billion in tax cuts, why not invest more in public housing, healthcare, and education instead? Labor is trying to walk a fine line here, but they risk undermining their own promises on social services by prioritizing short-term tax relief over long-term solutions. And with a $27.6 billion deficit, we have to ask—who’s going to pay for this in the future? If history is any guide, it won’t be corporations or the wealthy, but everyday Australians through cuts to essential services. Progressives want real structural change, not just small band-aids that don’t address the root of inequality.
@8X39P25Libertarian1 day1D
Cutting taxes is great, but if they’re still running a massive deficit, they’re just kicking the debt can down the road—how about cutting spending too?
@ISIDEWITH1 day1D
As it happened: Surprise tax-cut for Aussies; $27.6 billion deficit in budget; Chalmers defends tax cuts as fiscally responsible
Every single Australian taxpayer will be handed a tax cut next year under a $17 billion measure included in Treasurer Jim Chalmers' fourth federal budget. Cost-of-living relief has remained front and centre in the national accounts and Australians earning any taxable income will soon recieve some "modest" relief.
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Why the huge cost of this teeny tax cut may come back to bite Labor
It’s hard to get any change from $5 for a coffee in Australia these days, but Treasurer Jim Chalmers is betting big on voters taking a big picture view of his “modest” surprise tax cut.
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