The weekly savings from the tax cuts might not buy an extra cup of coffee, but Labor’s pitch lands the Coalition in a tricky position
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On Tuesday morning, Angus Taylor literally laughed when asked whether the Coalition might deliver “stage-four” tax cuts beyond the three-stage package legislated under the former Morrison government (and then remixed under Labor).
The shadow treasurer might have responded with a different emotion after cracking open the budget papers to find Labor, on the eve of an election, promising Australians an extra $17bn in tax cuts over the next four years.
