Fed: Family tax benefit is all the help families need: Costello

AAP General News (Australia)
04-30-2006
Fed: Family tax benefit is all the help families need: Costello

The treasurer says it's not possible to cut taxes for the average family .. because
their income tax is already being offset by the family tax benefit.

PETER COSTELLO says a family with two children .. on an income of 40 to 50 thousand
dollars a year .. gets all its tax back in family benefit.

He says the only way to improve their position is to increase the family tax benefit
.. now at 600 dollars a year.

Opposition family and community services spokesman CHRIS EVANS says churning .. or
taking tax only to hand it back in benefits .. is not the right way to help families.

AAP RTV pv/jmt

KEYWORD: TAX COSTELLO (CANBERRA)

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