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Tax cuts important to economic well being of Australia: Bowen

8/12/2007 10:00:00 AM.  | Amie Meehan

Labor will go ahead and deliver its billions of dollars in tax cuts, confident it will ease inflation.

Party factions are pushing the Government to invest the $31 billion into much needed services, and not risk fuelling another interest rate rise.

Assistant Treasurer Chris Bowen says Labor will be extremely careful to keep the figures in check.

“Our first effort has to be to put downward pressure on inflation, and downward pressure on interest rates.”

“These tax cuts encourage more people into the work force, and are very important for the long term economic wellbeing of the nation.”

COMMENTS

Saturday, 08 December 2007

If "tax cuts encourage more people into the workforce" why did Labor (according to Hansard) vote against every tax cut proposed by Costello from 2000-2006?

Posted by: Gary Benson, Blacktown

 

Saturday, 08 December 2007

Gary:I think that Labor voted against the Tax cuts at the Higher end and wanted bigger cuts at the lower end.Tax cuts at the lower end would encourage people on the dole,welfare etc to look for work.At the moment some Families are actually better off being on welfare and would go backwards finacially if they worked.I'm all for giving bigger tax breaks in these areas.

Posted by: Gazza (middle Ground) Rowe, Brisbane

Saturday, 08 December 2007

Gazza, so why didn't Labor vote to amend the legislation, in preference to being labelled with rejecting it? Anyway, I think your recollection of history is not correct, Labor did only do what you indicated in the pre-election "copy"

Posted by: Gary Benson, Blacktown

 
 

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