Scrap stage-three tax cuts to fight inflation rather than cut infrastructure funding, Queensland says
by Paul Karp Chief political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6G5V3)
Deputy premier Steven Miles says it's too late' to cancel projects and any effect on demand is likely to be years away
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The Queensland deputy premier has demanded that federal Labor explain why it is cutting infrastructure spending to fight inflation rather than revisiting controversial tax cuts for high income earners.
Steven Miles has upped the pressure on the Albanese government over looming infrastructure cuts in an opinion piece in the Courier-Mail, arguing it is too late" to cut projects to fight inflation and urging it to reconsider stage-three tax cuts instead.
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