Federal Government settles on a compromise for backpacker tax

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The Federal Government has settled on a compromise package for its backpacker tax. It has agreed to drop the rate to 19 per cent from the first dollar backpackers earn, rather than its proposed 32.5 per cent.


Image: Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison - Getty


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