Fed: Take from the rich, give to mums and dads, Greens

AAP General News (Australia)
04-28-2009
Fed: Take from the rich, give to mums and dads, Greens

The Australian Greens plan to introduce legislation that aims to provide six months
paid leave for new parents .. and they want the rich to pay for it.

Greens Senator SARAH HANSON-YOUNG will table a bill to set up the scheme when parliament
resumes in a fortnight.

She wants the government to scrap legislated tax cuts for high income-earners .. due
to be paid from July 1 .. and funnel the money to mums and dads instead.

Under the Greens 900 million dollar plan .. new mums and dads would receive 26 weeks
of leave paid at the minimum wage of 544 dollars a week.

The scheme would cover full-time .. part-time and casual workers .. and include adoptive parents.

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KEYWORD: MATERNITY GREENS (CANBERRA)

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