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

Caucus meeting in Canberra on Wednesday to hammer out ‘substantial’ cost of living relief to low and middle income earners

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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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