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Is Australia too generous to the rich? The case for tighter means-testing
Why has means-testing fallen out of favour in Australian public policymaking? The idea of means-testing is to direct government support to those who need it most. Increasingly however, governments are opting for universal spending programs - from energy rebates and EV concessions, to subsidies in childcare and aged care. Professor Robert Breunig asks why, and makes the case for tighter means-testing.
Guest: Professor Robert Bruenig, director of the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU
Producer: Jack Schmidt
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