Cost of living is front and centre as the federal government prepares the upcoming budget, with a leading welfare organisation calling for people on the lowest incomes to be prioritised. 7NEWS
As Australians battle a cost-of-living crisis, Goldie said it was the right time for the government to step in and fix the adequacy of key social protections.
People most at risk of inflationary pressures are those on the lowest incomes and Goldie said many Australians were already going without to try and make ends meet.ACOSS also called on the government to do more to raise adequate revenue, including cancelling the $18 billion-a-year stage three tax cuts which overwhelmingly benefit the top 20 per cent of income earners.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers in January said he was not actively considering lifting the payments, but it was something considered as part of every budget process.
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