The National Party has demanded Labor immediately call an election after the Albanese government betrayed voters on major tax system changes. https://t.co/wbb0DWXWLV
The Nationals say Anthony Albanese needs to call an early federal election "immediately" over the Labor government's tax changes introduced to parliament
Matt Canavan says "democracy is in distress" and people need to "have a say" before the changes are implemented
Today is a sad day for Australian democracy because Labor has introduced the biggest tax changes in a generation without a mandate from the Australian people.
That's why @The_Nationals are today demanding the Prime Minister call an election.
This morning we made that call outside the People's House, outside the Parliament. Your Parliament should not impose more taxes on you without your consent.
An early election would give the Australian people a real choice.
A choice between a Labor party that wants to impose the biggest ever tax increase on Australians, or the Liberal and Nationals who will cut taxes, scrap net zero and reduce migration.
Dave Hughes is rightly furious with this utterly useless and dishonest Albanese Government.
His language is coarse, but his point is very clear.
If you lie your way in, you should seek a mandate.
Call an election!
“No one is going to want to invest in Australia”. “What the Fu.k are you doing”. This insane CGT, which will destroy aspiration and ambition in Australia must be STOPPED. Every Australian must stand up.
I came to this best country from Greece 47 years ago. I call myself Australian, I don‘t call myself Greek
I put an Australian flag pole in my front yard. You come to this country, embrace the Australian way of living or you know what - stay where you are.
While the rest of the nation gets hit with higher capital gains tax, there’s a special carve-out for foreign investors in renewable energy.
They get to keep the 50% CGT discount at a cost of $425 million to the taxpayer.
Foreign investors already don’t pay Capital Gains tax on shares and intangible assets. Why didn’t Chalmers crack down on them?
The answer of course is that the Labor party, like the Liberal party are controlled by foreign interests.!
But wait there’s more.
Under the capacity investment scheme underwriting agreements, if the actual revenue earned by a project is below the agreed revenue floor, the Australian government will pay the project operator 90 per cent of the revenue shortfall up to the agreed annual cap for 15 yrs. (see comments)
The Labor government will grant “whatever it takes” subsidies to ensure “renewable” energy is a part of the energy grid, no matter the cost to the taxpayer.
But in keeping with the government vibe of transparency the cost of the scheme can’t be disclosed and I quote.
“The CIS is listed in the budget papers as a contingent liability, alongside the Snowy 2.0 hydro electric scheme, which has already blown out in costs by billions.
According to the budget papers, "The Australian government's maximum liability and estimated payments under these (CIS) agreements are not for publication due to commercial sensitivities".
It’s not hard to see why the major parties are struggling. Wasting taxpayers money and refusing to disclose it has to stop.
It’s DIPG Awareness Day. And it’s 3am and I am having one of “those nights”, where my sleep is full of bad dreams and the hours creep by like years.
So what can I say to inspire you to donate today? I feel a bit exhausted and completely uneloquent.