Josh Frydenberg says Labor plans $387bn in new taxes, but facts say otherwise

Bill Shorten says ending a cash rebate to self-funded retirees is not a new tax but rather stopping ‘a $6bn gift’

Until Friday, the Coalition had accused Labor of planning to impose more than $200bn of new taxes on the Australian economy over the next decade. That figure was front and centre in government attack lines.

Now, the treasurer Josh Frydenberg has fired the first major shot of the federal election campaign – upping the number to $387bn on the basis of what he says are treasury costings.

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