Article 6BK15 Government banks on revenue from tobacco crackdown and GST compliance to bring in billions in federal budget

Government banks on revenue from tobacco crackdown and GST compliance to bring in billions in federal budget

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Peter Hannam Economics correspondent
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Revenue to be boosted by $134.8bn due to higher personal income taxes buoyed by higher wages, higher company taxes and commodity prices

Surging tax receipts and tweaks to existing programs will swell revenue by $134.8bn over the five years to 2026-27 compared with forecasts in Labor's first budget seven months ago.

Of that, personal income taxes will contribute $74.1bn, buoyed by higher wages and more people in work. Companies will pay $52.7bn extra, thanks to higher commodity prices and a better-than-predicted outlook for non-financial firms, according to the budget.

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