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Town & Country Journal, Week #118 - April 13, 2023

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TV Guide inside! p.17 Footy Tipping Comp. p.12 Weather outlook p.6 p.9 p.21 p.24

What to do about mosquitos?

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Tax increase for low income earners

"... will cause lot of pain for many households” says Chief Economist Jonathan O’Neill oneill.jonathan1@outlook.com

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ustralians earning less than $126,000 per year are set to face increased pressure when the tax offset expires in this year’s budget.

The federal government are planning to not continue the tax offset first introduced by the Turnbull LNP Government 201819 budget, which will equate to one of the largest tax increases in history. The tax offset, initially introduced as a temporary measure,

was extended by the Morrison Government during the Covid pandemic, and again in March last year as a last ditch effort to secure votes. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age reported on Saturday April 8 that the Treasurer, Jim Chalmers will not continue the tax

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Oliver told 9News that he “knows it will cause lot of pain for many households”. “But by the same token, if it is extended, it could mean more interest rate rises than otherwise would have been the case,” Mr Oliver said. Continued on page 5...

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arwick and Queensland Bulls' paceman Mark Steketee has finished another season with the Bulls and may head to England for a short season with a county. He missed most of the second innings of the last Bulls game with a hip flexor injury which is coming good but plans to sit out the month of April. “I have played cricket continually for 18 months so the body needs a rest,” he said. “I am hoping to get to

offset in an effort to kerb the spiralling inflation problem our economy is experiencing. Some experts are describing the tax increase as the equivalent of two Reserve Bank interest rate rises, however economists argue it will save long-term pain. AMP Chief Economist, Shane

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England for some more county cricket but aren’t sure.” While he didn’t play in games, part of the 18

months was five weeks in Pakistan with the Australian team. Continued on page 16...

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