HISTORICAL FACTS: 36 - Caught on Camera

‘Considerable’ numbers of Labor MPs join push to raise JobSeeker

Economists, anti-poverty advocates and Labor MPs are among those calling on the government to raise the “cruel” rate of JobSeeker.

The New Daily · Apr 26, 2023

Italy plans looser rules on short-term jobs, tax cuts on wages

Italy plans contested legislation that will make it easier for firms to hire workers on short-term contracts, as part of a set of measures aimed at boosting jobs and families' purchasing power, including tax cuts for middle- and low- income workers.

Reuters · Apr 24, 2023

'I was a Tory for decades - but I back our teachers and nurses fighting for fair pay'

Former Tory MP and Commons Speaker John Bercow is firmly on the side of those striking for fair pay deals - arguing people would happily forgo tax cuts to ensure dedicated professionals are properly paid

Daily Mirror · Apr 23, 2023

Rural Australia and Tasmania to receive almost no benefit from stage-three tax cuts, analysis finds

‘It’s arse about face … giving nothing to the people who are screaming for assistance,’ Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie says

The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2023

Redesigned stage-three tax cuts among options that could halve $50bn budget deficit, report says

More changes to super tax breaks and a royalty on offshore gas suggested as Grattan Institute warns deficit must shrink to avoid rising debt interest bill

The Guardian - AU · Apr 11, 2023

Texas House approves $302.6 billion state budget with tax cuts and teacher and state employee raises

After a marathon debate, the bill will head to the Senate, where lawmakers have been crafting their own version of the spending plan.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 7, 2023

‘We Are in a Crisis’: Texas Public Schools on the Edge

Vouchers and property tax cuts strike at a public school system already hemorrhaging hard-working employees.

Texas Observer · Apr 6, 2023

Free public transport trial across Australia for 12 months would cost $2.2bn, Greens say

Parliamentary Budget Office has costed Greens’ proposal and MP says it is one-seventh the projected $17.1bn cost of stage-three tax cuts

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2023

Trump, Bush tax cuts drive national debt

“The United States does not have a high-spending problem; it has a low-tax problem,” the report concludes

Salon · Mar 28, 2023

House panel advances new Texas budget with property tax cuts, teacher pay raises

The proposal recommends spending billions on programs including property tax cuts, teacher pay raises, mental health services and border security. It leaves out requests for pay raises for retired state employees and funding for rent relief and childcare programs.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 23, 2023