Jim Chalmers has used the Treasury to dispute costings by the independent Parliamentary Budget Office and claim the opposition’s promise of a small business tax deduction for lunches would cost between $1.6 billion and $10 billion a year.
Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com
Michael Read is the Financial Review's economics correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia and at UBS. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.read@afr.com
