Tracey Roberts (Pearce, Australian Labor Party) | Hansard source

The Pearce electorate has responded favourably to the Albanese Labor government's tax cuts. The cost of living has challenged us all, and our government is delivering more relief, with bigger tax cuts, for Middle Australia, while making our tax system fairer. In my electorate of Pearce, every single taxpayer will receive a tax cut under Labor's tax plan. Since the coalition's tax cuts were legislated five years ago, we have experienced a once-in-100-years pandemic, wars, global conflicts and spikes in high interest rates worldwide. I have not forgotten that the Morrison government was piling Australia in debt, which resulted in our government inheriting nearly a trillion dollars worth of debt. In contrast, we have introduced measures to help our communities, including cheaper child care, cheaper medicines, electricity bill relief, increased rent assistance, more Medicare bulk-billing, fee-free TAFE training, building more affordable homes, expanding paid parental leave and getting wages moving again. Labor's tax cuts will make a real difference for the 13.6 million taxpayers who will receive a tax cut, 2.9 million more than would have benefited from Scott Morrison's plan from five years ago. So, no matter how hard those members opposite huff and puff, it is clear to all that the Albanese Labor government cares, is listening and is willing to put people before politics to deliver fairer and well-deserved tax cuts to Australian taxpayers when they need it the most.

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