Tourism Minister Richard Colbeck says he is leading a government review of its planned "backpacker tax".
The federal government is reviewing its so-called backpacker tax, set to kick in from July, due to concerns about the impact it could have on agriculture and tourism.
Tourism Minister Richard Colbeck says Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has given him the go ahead to engage with ministers in agriculture, immigration, employment and industry to come up with an alternative to current plans under which foreign workers will be considered non-residents from July 1.
The existing plan, announced last year, would scrap the $18,200 tax-free threshold for overseas workers and instead tax them at 32.5 cents in the dollar on everything they earn, making working holidays less attractive.
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