Just a very small list of some of the many many taxes labor imposed on us all, but I guess that they were all OK because the left introduced them
Labors new or increased taxes: What a great effort.
1. Alcopops tax. Announced 27 April 2008.
2. New tax on Australians working overseas. Announced 12 May 2009.
3. Cutting what Australians can put into superannuation tax-free. Announced 12 May 2009.
4. Restrictions on business losses. Announced 12 May 2009.
5. Changes to Employee Share Scheme. Announced 12 May 2009.
6. Cigarette tax hike of 25%. Announced 29 April 2010.
7. Impost of the Mining tax. First announced on 2 May 2010.
8. Ethanol taxation increases. Announced 11 May 2010.
9. LPG excise increase. Announced 11 May 2010.
10. Tightening restrictions on medical expenses before you can claim them on tax. Announced 11 May 2010.
11. Increase in luxury car tax. Announced 11 May 2010.
12. Impost of flood levy. Announced on 27 January 2011.
13. Tax increase on company cars. Announced Tuesday 10 May 2011.
14. Abolition of Entrepreneur’s Tax Offset. Announced Tuesday 10 May 2011.
15. Phasing out of Dependent Spouse Tax Offset. Announced Tuesday 10 May 2011.
16. Disallow deductions against government assistance payments. Announced Tuesday 10 May 2011.
17. Removing minors’ eligibility for the low income tax offset on unearned income. Announced Tuesday 10 May 2011.
18. Deferral of Tax Breaks for Green Buildings. Announced Tuesday 10 May 2011.
19. Great big new carbon tax. Details announced Sunday 10 July 2011.
20. Means testing the Private Health Insurance Rebate + Increase in Medicare Levy Surcharge. Passed Senate 15 March 2012.
21. Increase in Superannuation Contributions Tax from 15 per cent to 30 per cent for taxpayers on annual incomes over $300,000. Announced 8 May 2012
22. Heavy Vehicle Road User Charge increase. Announced 8 May 2012
23. Removal of $500 Mature Age Worker Tax Offset for workers on annual incomes over $63,000. Announced 8 May 2012
24. Limits on Duty Free Tobacco. Announced 8 May 2012
25. Net Medical Expenses Tax Offset restrictions. Announced 8 May 2012
26. Increase to final withholding tax rate for Managed Investment Trusts. Announced 8 May 2012
27. Further changes to Private Health Insurance Rebate. Announced 22 October 2012.
28. New tax on superannuation earnings during the pension phase. Announced 5 April 2013.
29. Cap on self-education expense deductions at $2,000. Announced 13 April 2013.
30. Increase in Medicare Levy to 2%. Announced 1 May 2013.
and just a refresher for your memories
Gillard and labor forcing single mothers off the pension and onto newstart at a lower rate.... Now that was a good labor/left policy now wasnt it
