Backpacker tax reforms set to be shunned

By Colin Bettles
Updated October 25 2018 - 12:52pm, first published April 28 2016 - 12:52pm
Victorian Nationals MP and former Victorian Farmers Federation President Andrew Broad says the backpacker tax issue is a key litmus test on the government’s broader attitude towards agriculture.
Victorian Nationals MP and former Victorian Farmers Federation President Andrew Broad says the backpacker tax issue is a key litmus test on the government’s broader attitude towards agriculture.

SPECULATION says the federal government has rejected proposed reforms to soften unpopular changes to the backpacker tax arrangements, heading into next week’s federal budget.

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