Shadow finance Minister Jane Hume has snubbed Treasurer Jim Chalmers' national conversation on superannuation, while likening Labor's new super tax policy to 'trying to sell a dead horse'.
NewsDay host Tom Connell led the discussion between the shadow finance minister and Jenny McAllister, the Assistant Climate Change Minister and Energy Minister, giving each senator 30 seconds to fire their opening debates.
“Second of all, Jim opened the door to capital gains tax on the family home, that went well, Albo had to come out and clean up that mess as well."on Wednesday, where Mr Chalmers refused to rule out further tax changes on family homes. NewsDay host Tom Connell led the debate between shadow finance minister Jane Hume and Assistant Climate Change Minister and Energy Minister Jenny McAllister on Friday.
“We’ve picked $3 million as the benchmark because we think that that is more than enough for a comfortable retirement and certainly it exceeds the benchmarks that have been established by the major industry groups."
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