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EPISODE · Jun 19, 2026 · 24 MIN

Breakfast Wrap: Treasurer defends backdown over CGT carve-outs

from Radio National Breakfast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The federal government has unveiled carve-outs to its proposed capital gains tax changes, following complaints from business groups and start-ups.A 50% capital gains concession for small businesses will be expanded to all those with a turnover up to 10 million dollars, and there will also be carve outs for startups and discretionary testamentary trusts. So how is the federal Treasurer defending the change?Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.

The federal government has unveiled carve-outs to its proposed capital gains tax changes, following complaints from business groups and start-ups. A 50% capital gains concession for small businesses will be expanded to all those with a turnover up to 10 million dollars, and there will also be carve outs for startups and discretionary testamentary trusts. So how is the federal Treasurer defending the change? Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.

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