One Nation has claimed credit for the government\u2019s decision to pare back its changes to the capital gains tax concession, saying the populist party\u2019s multi-million-dollar crowdfunding effort had \u201crattled\u201d Labor.<\/p>\n
The government\u2019s plans to raise taxes on investments including housing, shares and companies prompted fierce backlash from the business community, in particular from startups who feared they would be disproportionately impacted.<\/p>\n
But One Nation Senator Sean Bell claimed his party\u2019s surging popularity also played a role.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne Nation\u2019s campaign to \u2018fire the liar\u2019 rattled them, they realise they\u2019re exposed, and that is what has driven them into this hugely embarrassing backflip,\u201d he told Sky News on Friday.<\/p>\n
Pressed on what the right-wing party would do differently, Senator Bell said One Nation had proposed allowing couples to split their income for tax purposes, but insisted the focus should be on the government\u2019s \u201cdeeply flawed Budget\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis government has put a terrible bill, a terrible Budget before parliament. Our entire focus (is that) it is defeated,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Recent polls show One Nation is the most popular political party in Australia while its leader Pauline Hanson leads Anthony Albanese as preferred prime minister.<\/p>\n
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