Short-term 'deficit tax' not a broken promise, says Tony Abbott

By Lisa Cox
Updated April 23 2018 - 9:11pm, first published April 29 2014 - 9:36am

Tony Abbott has not ruled out a debt tax on higher income earners in the May budget, arguing that it would not be a broken pre-election promise as it would be a temporary measure.

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