The federal government’s fifth budget contains major, controversial changes to the tax arrangements for housing. The government has argued that the changes will ensure young people will have better access to the housing market.

But Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson says the Coalition is flatly opposed to the changes, accusing the government of intergenerational warfare.

Joining us on today’s podcast, Wilson said Labor hadn’t done enough to return the budget to surplus, despite its boasts of $64 billion in savings, including cuts to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and other programs:

This government has been dragged kicking and screaming to stop things like the fraud and corruption in the NDIS, the phantom children being enrolled in childcare services […] as well as of course the $15 billion given to organised crime through the [Construction Forestry and Maritime Employees Union]. This government does not respect Australian taxpayers, nor their money. And until you have that basic test of respect, you’re not going to get the budget back in surplus.

This government has been dragged kicking and screaming to stop things like the fraud and corruption in the NDIS, the phantom children being enrolled in childcare services […] as well as of course the $15 billion given to organised crime through the........

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