Labor calls Coalition’s tax breaks for business lunches a ‘farce’ as Dutton fails to clarify cost

Policy pitched as incentive for businesses to spend more at local venues amounts to using taxpayer money to shout your boss steak tartare', government says

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The Labor government has ridiculed the Coalition's plan to allow small businesses to claim tax deductions on meals and entertainment, saying it amounts to using taxpayer money to shout your boss steak tartare".

Meanwhile, the opposition leader Peter Dutton has declined to say how much the idea would cost - or exactly what would be covered.

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