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UNCLASSIFIED THE HON SCOTT MORRISON MP Prime Minister THE HON JOSH FRYDENBERG MP Treasurer  SENATOR THE HON MATHIAS CORMANN Minister for Finance JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT Thursday 4 July 2019 Delivered: lower taxes for hard-working Australians More than 10 million Australians will start to receive immediate tax relief from next week following the passage of Legislation through the Parliament today. The Coalition Government has delivered on its promise, as outlined in this year’s Budget, to build a better tax system and provide more tax relief to hard-working Australians. As a result, low and middle income earners will keep more of what they earn and have more money in their pockets. This will ultimately boost household consumption, which will be good for the overall economy. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief so Working Australians Keep More of Their Money) Bill 2019 will deliver a further $158 billion in tax relief, building on the already legislated ...