Why Comyn went ‘off script’ and called for a major tax shake-up
The Commonwealth Bank chief executive spoke out for income tax cuts and a higher GST in what he described as “heart in your mouth sort of stuff” for his advisers.
Matt Comyn’s closest advisers had little idea he planned to go “off script” and put his head above the parapet to advocate for detailed tax changes.
Comyn knew it was risky as the chief executive of the country’s biggest bank to suggest what he might do with a “magic wand” if he was prime minister or treasurer.
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