‘Death tax’, startups and a rent spike: it’s time to correct misleading claims about Labor’s budget (opens in new tab)

Jim Chalmers’ budget has proved controversial. Buy who will really be affected and how?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe changes to various aspects of Australia’s taxation system announced in last week’s budget were controversial. For that and other reasons, they have prompted a variety of claims as to who will be affected and how, and with what consequences. Some of those claims are misleading. What follows is...