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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

‘I would get rid of them’: Tanya Plibersek said she was against stage-three tax cuts, constituent claims

Tanya Plibersek in parliament house, shown looking to the left in three-quarter profile
A former ALP member says Tanya Plibersek told him at a public event she was personally opposed to the stage-three tax cuts. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Tanya Plibersek expressed personal opposition to the stage-three income tax cuts at a public event on Saturday, revealing a view at odds with government policy, a constituent has said.

Alex Richardson, a longtime Labor supporter and former party member, claimed the environment and water minister told him “if it were up to me I would get rid of [them]” at the Erskineville public school fair on Saturday.

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