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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Karen Middleton Political editor

Chalmers says it’s ‘problematic’ gambling companies claimed $90m worth of research tax credits in one year

Jim Chalmers
Jim Chalmers says the fact poker machine and gambling companies are claiming tax research credits ‘warrants [Labor’s] attention’. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has raised the prospect of stripping gambling companies of their access to government research tax concessions after Australian Tax Office figures showed they had claimed almost $90m in a single year.

Chalmers was asked at a news conference on Monday if he had a view about poker machine and betting companies being allowed to claim government tax credits for research and development.

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