It is reported in The AFR that the federal government will allocate an additional $452 million to aged-care in response to the final report of the royal commission into the sector, with further measures to be included in the May Budget.
The report has made a total of 148 recommendations, with commissioners Tony Pagone and Lynelle Briggs concluding that the sector requires a massive increase in funding, and that this should be financed via a tax increase.
Briggs has recommended a Medicare levy-style tax, while Pagone favours an increase in the Medicare levy or a one per cent income tax increase.
