“Labor's dividend imputation policy would overwhelmingly affect the low paid”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Mr Robert's claim is misleading. He suggests Australia's least well off will bear the brunt of the pain. To make his case, Mr Robert relies on the taxable income of people claiming excess franking credits as a cash refund. This is problematic for a number of reasons. First, taxable income does not include the largest source of income for many retirees: superannuation. Superannuation income (for fund balances of up to $1.6 million) is generally not subject to tax in the retirement phase, and i...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Stuart Robert (Assistant Treasurer) made this claim. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 30 January 2019. Its rating was “Misleading”.
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.