Tax Cut for Parents Is Childcare Plan: Aussie PM

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg sits as he listens to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speak in the House of Representatives during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Sept. 2, 2020. David Gray/Getty Images

Parents struggling to pay childcare fees will benefit from tax cuts, the prime minister insists.

Last week’s federal budget has been criticised for not providing enough support for women, and for childcare.