6 years ago
NEWS REPORT OF ‘SECRET EXEMPTION’ IS RIDICULOUS AND WRONG
CHRIS BOWEN MP
Today’s report in the Daily Telegraph of a ‘secret exemption’ for union-aligned not-for-profit bodies is plain wrong.
The so-called 'secret' exemption is so secret that it was clearly outlined in the original media statement and accompanying factsheet that charities and not-for-profit institutions would be exempt from the dividend imputation reforms.
From the original media release announcing the reforms:
“Charities and not-for-profit institutions, such as universities, are exempt from these changes.”
Some secret!
Is anyone seriously suggesting that these charities should be covered by the policy?
Not-for-Profit peak body, Justice Connect said in welcoming Labor’s exemption of charities that it was “good to see party thinking of NFP sector up front!”
Charities are already under enough pressure thanks to the ongoing war on charities being waged by the Turnbull Government, which wants to bury the sector in unnecessary paperwork.
The Daily Telegraph asked Labor prior to publication if there were any Liberal-aligned groups that would be exempt from Labor’s dividend imputation reforms.
The following list (including some conservative-linked organisations) was provided but not published by the Daily Telegraph:
Centre for Independent Studies
Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation
Amy Gillett Foundation
Catholic Social Services Australia
Australian Conservation Foundation
UNICEF
World Vision
Caritas Australia
RSPCA
Salvation Army
Mission Australia
Paul Ramsey Foundation Ltd