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Andrew Brown

Compensation payouts to robodebt victims to be tax free

Robodebt compensation to about 125,000 victims to be exempt from income testing and tax. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Victims of the robodebt scheme won't have to pay tax on any compensation payments they receive.

Laws set to be introduced to federal parliament will pave the way for robodebt compensation to be exempt from income testing and tax for recipients.

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