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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Patrick Commins and Dan Jervis-Bardy

Albanese announces ‘generous’ capital gains tax exemptions for small businesses after budget backlash

Anthony Albanese at a press conference holding his hands up
Prime minister Anthony Albanese had been under pressure from industry groups over Labor’s proposed CGT changes. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters

All of Australia’s 2.7m small businesses will receive “generous” exemptions from capital gains tax, as Anthony Albanese flagged startups and testamentary trusts would be carved out of the government’s contentious tax reforms.

The concessions failed to appease business groups and the opposition, who demanded that Labor scrap the reforms altogether, while the Greens warned there was “still a way to go” before they agreed to back the legislation, which is before the Senate.

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