Treasurer: budget not final word on backpacker tax relief

By Colin Bettles
Updated October 25 2018 - 12:52pm, first published May 3 2016 - 8:49pm
Treasurer: budget not final word on backpacker tax relief
Treasurer: budget not final word on backpacker tax relief

THE backpacker tax remains on course to hit 32.5 per cent on July 1, threatening the viability of agricultural producers due to fewer seasonal workers, after Treasurer Scott Morrison’s first budget failed to answer industry demands to ease the tax burden.

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