Labor considered altering stage-three tax cuts just after coming to power, FOI battle reveals

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Former federal senator Rex Patrick’s 16-month tussle shows Treasury provided Jim Charmers with a range of policy options

The Albanese government was considering tweaks to stage-three tax cuts as early as one month after being elected, despite repeatedly stating its position hadn’t changed, new documents reveal.

A two-page ministerial submission, released to former senator Rex Patrick after a 16-month freedom of information tussle, shows Treasury officials provided the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, with a breakdown of options to change the stage-three tax cuts, and claw back more revenue, in July 2022.

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