Peter Dutton has highlighted the “big divide” within Labor when it comes to tax reform, which led Anthony Albanese to address speculation on changes to its negative gearing policy.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday ruled out making any changes to the government’s position on negative gearing, following a push within to revisit the policy.
“And I’m someone who keeps the commitments that we made and our 2022 election commitments we’re busy implementing.”But Mr Dutton said splinters have now emerged within the government when it comes to the contentious policy, which was decisive in Labor’s consecutive election losses in 2016 and 2019. “You’ve had multiple statements from Jim Chalmers saying that tax reform is worth nothing unless it includes changes to capital gains and to negative gearing.
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