💸 Cost of living & tax
Cut payroll tax: where the parties stand
Reduce payroll tax (higher threshold or exemptions)? Here's what every decoded party in the 2026 Victorian election has said, with sources.
For: Lib/Nat and One Nation. Not mentioned by: Labor, Greens, Legalise Cannabis, Animal Justice, Libertarian, Shooters, Fishers & Farmers, Vic Socialists, Family First and Sustainable Australia.
👍 For
Lib/Nat supports this
Repeal payroll tax on non-government schools and on GP clinics (the 'GP tax').
Source: Liberal Party (Vic)
One Nation supports this
Raise the payroll-tax threshold. Earlier material proposed phasing payroll tax out.
Source: ABC News, Australian Election Tracker
👻 Ghosting
Not mentioned in anything we reviewed for 2026: