Victorian Catholic Schools Welcome Softening of Payroll Tax Levy but Remain Opposed to New Tax Policy

Signage is seen at St Kevin's College in Toorak, Melbourne, Australia on Feb. 20, 2020. AAP Image/Erik Anderson

Victorian Catholic schools have welcomed the change in the upcoming payroll tax levy threshold but remain opposed to the additional tax.

This follows backlash from the non-government school sector after the May state budget revealed that schools earning more than $7,500 (US4,972) per student would be charged an additional tax levy. This levy will go towards the state’s payment of emergency pandemic spending over the past three years.