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Flat White

Since when has the taxman ever been a friend?

9 April 2018

11:41 AM

9 April 2018

11:41 AM

It is curious that Australians can be so apathetic about high taxation.

Being still in the final stages of the Easter chocolate haze, perhaps we should be reminded of the vilifying association of the term ‘tax collectors and sinners’ from the Bible.

But some Australians seem to regard modern-day tax collectors — the government and the Australian Taxation Office — as more Robin Hood than Sheriff of Nottingham.

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