Labor Under Scrutiny for Billion Dollar Public Spending Blowout

Environment Minister Sussan Ley speaks during question time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on July 4, 2019. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images

Deputy Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley has criticised Labor for lacking constraints in spending following the centre-left government’s move to double the tax on superannuation earnings for balances over A$3 million.

She alleged that Labor is already spending A$115 billion extra over the forward estimates and that the recent super tax changes would raise “just about $1 billion” to boost the government’s bottom line.