There are better ways than raising the Medicare Levy

Friday 8 July 2016

There’s a push today for the Government to raise the Medicare levy to fund the health budget. From The Australian:

Malcolm Turnbull is being urged to consider an increase to the Medicare levy as a range of health experts argue the tight election result indicates that voters are willing to pay more tax to buttress the public health system.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.