So ... how strong are our convictions?
The Australian Budget has been handed down, the squirrels have had time to do their diggings and the first advertisements have started turning up on our television screens. The wash out left me wondering how strong the convictions of our electorate? Two payments stood out for me. The first is attached to the Mining Tax Policies - the taxation imposed on mining companies to redistribute their 'super profits' (apparently). Titled the Benefits of the Boom Package, families entitled to the Family Tax Benefits Part A will receive: Families receiving the maximum rate or part of the maximum rate of FTB Part A with two or more children will receive an extra $600 a year, or an extra $300 a year if they have one child. Families receiving the base rate of FTB Part A with two or more children will receive an extra $200 a year, or an extra $100 a year if they have one child. (Australian Labor News 2012) (Yup I know about the dodgy formatting ... the table has thrown...