Jim Chalmers
@jimchalmers
This government is improving the budget position at the same time as we're helping with the cost of living by cutting taxes for all 14 million taxpayers a second and third time this term.
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Labor’s fuel tax cut has kicked in. We’re helping motorists with the cost of living at the petrol pump.
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