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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Anthony Albanese hoses down claims stage-three tax cuts will be changed to pay for cost of living relief

Anthony Albanese
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, told Kyle Sandilands ‘everyone will be getting a tax cut’ while hosing down speculation that stage-three tax cuts will be trimmed to pay for cost of living relief. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

Anthony Albanese has reassured that “everyone will be getting a tax cut” in a bid to hose down speculation that stage-three tax cuts will be trimmed to pay for cost of living relief for low and middle-income earners.

Although Labor has not ruled out modifying stage three to make the package less generous at the top end, senior ministers suggested on Tuesday the government will look to do more for middle Australia while acknowledging the “importance” of tax cuts, as the deputy prime minister, Richard Marles, put it.

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