Business Editor Ross Greenwood highlights the ongoing debate within the Labor Party and the community over Australia’s tax system as Labor Party member Jim Chalmers pushes for significant changes.
Greenwood reveals recent Department of Finance data shows that the government is around $20 billion ahead of last year’s budget predictions.
“From this point of view, it really does show that the government is actually, from a cash point of view in a pretty good position,” he said.
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