Labor and Greens strike deal on tax reforms
En resumen
- Labor has reached an agreement with the Greens to pass its reforms on capital gains tax discount and negative gearing.
- The Greens' leader, Larissa Waters, stated that while they couldn't achieve more ambitious goals like removing grandfathering or capping negatively geared properties, this deal was the best possible outcome.
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Por qué importa
Labor and the Greens have negotiated a deal to pass reforms concerning the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing. The Greens leader, Larissa Waters, commented on the outcome and the party's stance on NDIS spending.
This week, Labor secured a deal with the Greens to pass its reforms to the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing.
The Greens were unable to negotiate a more ambitious proposal to remove grandfathering or cap the number of negatively geared properties, but the party’s leader, Larissa Waters, says that the agreement was the best that they could do.
The Queensland senator speaks to the political editor, Tom McIlroy, about why the Greens will vote against the government’s cuts to NDIS spending, and what her party is doing to stem the rising tide of support for One Nation.
Preguntas abiertas
- What specific NDIS spending cuts will the Greens vote against?
- What is the Greens' strategy against One Nation's rising support?
