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Coalition to propose permanent end to tax bracket creep

ABC Australia · May 14, 2026, 3:21 AM

Key takeaways

  • Opposition Leader Angus Taylor wants to permanently end tax "bracket creep".
  • The Coalition will announce a plan to automatically index income tax brackets to inflation, setting up a major economic fight with Labor two years out from the election.
  • Under a future Coalition government, the indexation of income tax would be introduced in stages, starting with the lower brackets.

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Opposition Leader Angus Taylor wants to permanently end tax "bracket creep". (ABC News: Matt Roberts)

The Coalition will announce a plan to automatically index income tax brackets to inflation, setting up a major economic fight with Labor two years out from the election.

Under a future Coalition government, the indexation of income tax would be introduced in stages, starting with the lower brackets.

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