Prime minister looks forward to having ‘a decent conversation with the Australian public’ about ‘changes in the tax mix’ before the next electionTony Abbott has spelled out his criteria for taking an increase to the goods and services tax to the next federal election,saying he would aim for “something approaching a consensus” and an overall reduction in the tax burden.
After two days of talks with state and territory leaders, the prime minister confirmed that “changes in the tax mix” were on the table and he would prefer to sight at overhauling the GST rather than increasing the Medicare levy.
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Source: theguardian.com