About this episode
The episode discusses the Albanese Government's tax reforms and the concept of radical honesty in politics.
The Albanese Government is locking in a trio of tax reforms, with capital gains tax, negative gearing and the taxation of trust funds all set to feature in the budget. PK and Raf Epstein are aligned on the need for the Government to deliver "big reform". PK says she's "troubled" by the way Labor is avoiding making the case for changes they believe in during the "bear-pit of an election" and using the changes to Stage 3 Tax Cuts as the "template" rather than an exception. Raf has other thoughts. So, is what we want from politicians actually "radical honesty", or can they keep some ambitions in the bottom drawer? Patricia Karvelas and Raf Epstein break it all down on Politics Now. Got a burning question? Got a burning political query? Send a short voice recording to PK and Fran for Question Time at thepartyroom@abc.net.au Listen to ABC Business Daily here
People in this episode
Host: Patricia Karvelas
Guest: Raf Epstein
Topics covered
- tax reforms
- political honesty
- Stage 3 Tax Cuts
- Labor party
- government accountability
Keywords
- tax reforms
- capital gains tax
- negative gearing
- trust funds
- political honesty
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Albanese Government, Labor, ABC Australia
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