Division was apparent during Wednesday’s media rounds as the Assistant Treasurer, the Treasurer and the Prime Minister all attended interviews with differing dialogue towards potential new taxes.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers refused to rule out a housing tax, while PM Anthony Albanese assured an audience the family home would not be taxed, leaving
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones to deliver what some are calling a premonition as he said the current heaviest weight on the budget is investment housing.
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