“$77 billion of the Government's tax package would go to people earning more than $180,000 a year.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Mr Shorten's claim is justifiable. The $77 billion figure he cites is an underestimate according to two leading tax and economic modellers consulted by Fact Check. Their analyses, using tax and welfare models similar to Treasury's, found that, over a decade, taxpayers earning more than $180,000 a year would receive between $88 billion and $89 billion under the Coalition's tax plan. Both experts confirmed that the Coalition's tax measures would reduce the progressivity of the tax system. Accor...
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In short
Bill Shorten (Opposition Leader) made this claim around 3 May 2019. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 9 May 2019, 6 days later. Its rating was “Justifiable”.
Bill Shorten has 8 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 4 misleading or mixed and 2 true.
Where the claim appeared
- abc.net.auhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-03/federal-election-2019-morrison-shorten-debate-two/…
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This check was done by RMIT ABC Fact Check, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.