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Bill Shorten's franking credit gouge will cost us $14,000

Joanna Mather
Joanna MatherWealth editor

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Kim and Vicki Evans say their retirement income will drop by 28 per cent, or $14,000 a year, under Labor's plan to remove franking credit refunds.

The couple, who live in Alstonville in northern NSW, feel betrayed by Bill Shorten and insist he will lose the next election because of a backlash from Baby Boomers.

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Joanna Mather joined the AFR as an education reporter in 2008. She spent four years in the Canberra press gallery before becoming superannuation reporter in 2016, deputy news director in 2021 and wealth editor in 2023. Connect with Joanna on Twitter. Email Joanna at jmather@afr.com

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