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Evening News: Cormann blasts Labor MP's recession claim

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Australians should file their 2018/19 tax returns as they usually would while the federal government tries to legislate its tax cuts, the finance minister says.


The federal government has ruled out bringing the next sitting of parliament forward a week to legislate its promised tax cuts by the end of this financial year.

That's despite the results for the new Senate looking likely to be settled this week.

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says an earlier return won't change how quickly people can access the upcoming tax relief.

Read more here via SBS. 


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