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Mothers have little to show for extra days of work under new tax changes

  • Written by Miranda Stewart, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Mothers have little to show for extra days of work under new tax changesA mother in a low-income family can lose 85-95% of her earnings from working more days to income tax, loss of benefits and childcare costs.riopatuca/Shutterstock

The federal government’s new Child Care Subsidy (CCS) starts from July 2, 2018. The government has also announced personal income tax cuts. But these policies still don’t stop...

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