Albanese's tax cut gamble & what it means for the next election

This week on The Fin podcast, Political editor Phillip Coorey on the government’s gamble on stage-3 tax cuts, why it will dominate this year’s political agenda and whether there could be an early election. This podcast is sponsored by Governance Institute of Australia. Further reading:Albanese’s version of integrity comes with a means test Aspiration is not part of this government’s vernacular – not right now at least.Tax cut for top earners halved under stage three changes The federal government will slash the stage three tax cuts for those earning $200,000 from $9075 to $4529.An ‘almighty wedge’: The PM’s big tax gamble There are eight winners for every loser in Labor’s reworking of the stage three tax cuts. By focusing on middle-income earners, the PM hopes to create big problems for the Opposition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.