Low income earners who earn below $45,000 will receive a tax break according to Hume MP Angus Taylor.
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This was despite such detail being left out of the budget handed down on April 2 by federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg. In fact several items were not included in the federal budget but have now been released to the public.
Hume MP Angus Taylor assured that people with low incomes would still receive tax breaks in the upcoming budget, with people earning between $37,000 and $48,000 receiving between $255 and $1080 back in tax relief. There will also be tax relief for people under $37,000.
Mr Taylor said that tax relief should be an "incentive encouraging people to work hard, start a business and do better as a result of that."
"Labor's approach to taxes is to take from some to give to another but that's not our approach," he said.
"The truth is, if you earn more you get to keep more. That's the way it should be."
"We want to provide an incentive for people to climb the ladder, to start a business and grow that business, to start a career and build that career.
"We want to provide that incentive, or if your working part time, we want an incentive to work a few more hours if you choose to.
"Aspiration is a centerpiece of this budget. We want people to aspire to build a business to grow their career, that's a good thing. Lots of people on low incomes work hard.
"There should be an incentive there for people to really have a crack at it."
Mr Taylor also touched on the one off payments towards energy bills going to pensioners, veterans and single parents saying that the payment was because energy prices were "very high".
"From July 1 we have set a price cap on energy bills, and that price cap will drive down prices for particularly vulnerable customers, depending on their bill. We're bringing new supply in to the market to put pressure on the prices as well."
Whitlam MP Stephen Jones said that while it was great there would be a one-off payment of $75 dollars to singles and $125 to couples who were veterans, pensioners, single parents, carers or on newstart, the people "won't be fooled at this government's inability to land an energy policy that will work."
Mr Jones also pointed out that it was up to the people of Australia to vote on the budget in the upcoming election.
"The first thing to point out is that the budget is just an election speech and nothing will be legislated, by Friday, he will go to the Governor General and call an election. It's a budget like no other, it's a political budget."
Spouting that the government was 'back in the black', treasurer Josh Frydenberg delivered a budget that would placate the many and risk offending the few.
There's some good news for local businesses who are in need of a reprieve.
Small businesses are set to benefit the most from the latest budget announcement with an increase to the instant asset write off to $30,000 from $20,000. The coalition government has also expanded the instant tax write off to businesses with an annual turnover of $50 million dollars.
Schools are a big winner, with $300 billion announced for all schools, including local school community programs and scholarships.
The TAFE sector is set to get a boost as well after previous funding cuts. Frydenberg has promised $520 million in funding a skills package that focuses on creating new apprenticeships. There will also be an $8000 incentive for businesses taking on apprenticeships and $2000 as an incentive for apprentices to sign up.
Meanwhile roads, rail and infrastructure will benefit from a promised $4.2 billion, and health and hospitals will receive an $80 billion dollar injection. More medication will also be put on the PBS list. Frydenberg announced $461 million for mental health, with more Headspace locations being promised.
With all these budget announcements, Frydenberg has promised a return to surplus of $7.1 billion in the next financial year, despite not announcing any budget cuts.
Mr Taylor said that the return to surplus was dependent on strong economic growth.
"Strong economic growth means people pay cash and that tax brings us back in to surplus. At the same time we have been constraining spending and making sure that spending is going to where it's really needed and the combination of those things means we get back in to surplus," he said.
"We will get there in the next financial year comfortably.
"That means we are in a position to fund the services, the health, the education, the infrastructure we need that you simply can't do if you don't have a strong economy."