Government moves on proposed new Medicare levy

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The Federal Government has introduced legislation which would increase the Medicare levy to fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme Labor introduced five years ago. But negotiations over the package are stuck on one main point: what income level the higher rate would start at.



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