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Tax reform showdown: MP urges lower income taxes ahead of budget

Independent MP Allegra Spender is pushing for lower income taxes, warning that younger workers are carrying a growing share of the tax burden ahead of the federal budget.
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Independent member for Wentworth Allegra Spender during a panel discussion at the Sydney Summit hosted by The Committee for Sydney, in Sydney, Friday, February 6, 2026. Image: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

Lower income taxes for working Australians should be top priority in the budget, independent MP Allegra Spender will urge the Treasurer, as she sets out her vision to fix the nation’s economy.

Spender will release the first in a series of tax white papers with an address to the National Press Club on Wednesday, setting out a vision for tax reform to boost productivity and tackle intergenerational equity.

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