Greens Leader Adam Bandt says Labor and the crossbench must join the Greens in opposing tax cuts to the super-wealthy, warning that Scott Morrison\u2019s COVID recovery budget looked set to supercharge inequality and create a \u2018lost generation\u2019 of young people.
\nShadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers refused to rule out supporting a fast-tracking of Stages 2 & 3 of the government\u2019s $286 billion tax cut package, which overwhelmingly benefits people on higher incomes. Mr Bandt said with economists discrediting the Government spin that Stage 2 was \u2018kinder\u2019 than Stage 3, both should be opposed.
\n\u201cThe Government is choosing to create a high unemployment future. We must stand up to this government. Labor can\u2019t roll over and vote with the government again,\u201d Mr Bandt said.
\n\u201cBlocking this handout for the super-wealthy would be Labor\u2019s first step in fixing the mistake of supporting these tax cuts in the first place.
\n\u201cTax cuts mean nothing for the million people out of work in Australia, and will strip away money that could be invested in public housing, high speed rail and free childcare.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re risking a lost generation of young people if the government doesn\u2019t invest in nation-building, planet-saving projects with a jobs guarantee.
\n\u201cA government that always demonised debt is now borrowing money to give a tax cut to super-wealthy people like Clive Palmer.
\n\u201cInstead of giving handouts to big corporations and millionaires, we should invest in a Green New Deal to get to full employment, tackle the climate crisis and reduce inequality.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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