Forty pages of Treasury emails reveal how Chalmers is prepared to use the public service to mount political attacks, and call into question his judgment.
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Ten days after Peter Dutton announced a Coalition government would introduce a tax deduction for small business-related meal and entertainment expenses, a request from Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ office landed in the inbox of a Treasury official.
“Please cost a proposal with the following elements,” said the January 29 email, sent by a government adviser whose name has been redacted.
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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/how-chalmers-weaponised-treasury-on-dutton-s-lunch-tax-break-20250226-p5lfak
