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

Stage-three tax cuts: overhaul could save budget $130bn and deliver bigger savings to most workers

Treasurer Jim Chalmers
Treasurer Jim Chalmers insists Labor’s plan to implement the stage-three tax cuts and 30% main tax bracket in July 2024 remains in place. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The stage-three tax cuts could be renovated to save the budget up to $130bn while still delivering bigger tax cuts to 80% of income earners, according to the Australia Institute.

The progressive thinktank has released a report modelling four alternatives to the controversial tax cuts, finding they could save between $70bn and $130bn. Those savings are enough to lift the jobseeker payment to the rate of the age pension while still making a net improvement to the budget bottom line.

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