The rise and rise of household taxes

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By Leith van Onselen

Treasurer Scott Morrison sure seems to have swallowed Treasury’s Kool Aid that the Federal Budget will return to surplus by 2020-21, raising the prospect that the Coalition may cut income taxes leading up to the next Federal Election. From The AFR:

With the 2017 budget having significantly repositioned the government on a range of spending issues, and lifting a range of taxes, attention will inevitably turn to the income tax policy position it takes to the next election…

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About the author
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.