Liberal party all talk and no action on tax cuts
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Liberal party all talk and no action on tax cuts

Surely if the Liberal Party is being fair dinkum about cost-of-living pressures then Dutton and Taylor should be calling for the stage three tax cuts to be dropped. If they remain mute,they bear the responsibility for any cost of living and inflationary pressures that occur.

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