AFR fake news alert: $130k is not “middle-income”

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By Leith van Onselen

The AFR’s John Kehoe has penned a highly spurious article claiming Labor’s 49% tax rate will “hit middle-income earners”:

Taxpayers earning between $130,000 and $160,000 today could be hit by Labor’s budget repair levy and 49 per cent top tax rate within four years as income growth pushes them into the top tax bracket.

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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.