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

Labor poised to alter stage-three tax cuts for cost-of-living relief as bitter stoush with Coalition looms

Anthony Albanese
Prime minister Anthony Albanese is expected to announce amendments to the stage-three tax cuts to provide cost-of-living relief. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is poised to amend the controversial stage-three tax cuts after a crucial caucus meeting in Canberra on Wednesday in a move designed to offer “substantial” cost-of-living relief to low- and middle-income earners.

However, any tinkering of the agreed-to stage-three package sets the stage for a bitter political brawl with the opposition to claim a broken election promise.

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