Why income-taxing states is Australia’s best April Fool's joke ever
- Written by The Conversation
The Curtin Labor Government in 1942 started the process to take income tax from the states.National Library of Australia, CC BY-SAThe Commonwealth Labor government wrote to the States on April 1, 1942 telling them it was taking over their income tax powers. It is quite ironic that Prime Minister Turnbull will launch into a discussion with the...
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