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Taylor makes $22 billion pitch to workers
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has vowed to index income tax brackets to inflation if he wins the next election, using his budget reply speech to roll out a $22.5 billion pitch to workers. Source: The Australian.
Vinnies welcomes tax changes but says further reforms needed
The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council says the Albanese Government’s reforms to capital gains tax and negative gearing announced in the federal budget are a “meaningful step” toward improving fairness in Australia’s housing system.
Treasurer unveils reform budget
Jim Chalmers has announced the most ambitious and politically risky tax changes since the Howard era as part of a federal budget that defies the economic threat of the Iran war to push Australia along the “hard road to reform”. Source: The Guardian.
Hits and misses in federal budget
Catholic organisations have praised aspects of the federal budget, welcoming foreign aid investment and measures that prioritise aged care, youth homelessness and end-of-life care, but raised concerns about NDIS reforms and missed opportunities to address family violence.
Budget to reveal bottom-line improvement and ‘spending restraint’
Today’s federal budget will reveal a $45 billion improvement in the bottom line over this and the next three financial years, as Treasurer Jim Chalmers promises “spending restraint” at a time of high and rising inflation. Source: The Guardian.
Catholic sector calls for 60,000 extra home care packages
Catholic Health Australia is calling on the Albanese Government to fund up to 60,000 additional Support at Home packages in today’s federal budget to address a growing aged care waitlist.
Catholic sector calls for higher insurer payouts to patients, hospitals
Catholic Health Australia is calling on the Albanese Government to use tomorrow’s budget to legislate a minimum 90 per cent benefit-payout ratio for private health insurers, warning that voluntary action has comprehensively failed and patients are paying the price.
Push to double housing fund as demand for social housing soars
Homelessness and domestic violence bodies are pushing the Albanese Government to commit at least $10 billion of extra funding into social and affordable housing to match “phenomenal demand”. Source: ABC News.
Chalmers set to announce cash handout for every working Australian
The Albanese Government is set to announce a multibillion-dollar cash splash for all working Australians as its centrepiece cost-of-living support in the May budget. Source: The Australian.