'Back in the black': Government doubles tax relief and splashes the cash in pre-election budget

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has more than doubled the Coalition’s tax reform package in a pre-election budget the government hopes will turn around its electoral fortunes.

Source: AAP

he Coalition government is banking on a generous income tax package and a massive infrastructure cash splash to turn around its electoral fortunes.

Handing down his first budget just weeks out from a May election, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has set up a contest with Labor on tax policy, announcing $158 billion in additional tax cuts.

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