LAFHA - Budget 2012/13
 

When do we find out the good, bad or the downright ugly LAFHA news?

Reading the newspapers you'd consider it a fait accompli, but other sources say it may be withdrawn in a staggered fashion.

Is this the winter of our discontent or is there a glimmer of hope?

Re: LAFHA - Budget 2012/13
 

Budget speech televised at 7.30 tonight. It will be on the ABC TV

Newspapers will have varying levels of detail tomorrow. The Financial Review will have detailed coverage http://afr.com/

I am increasingly using The Conversation http://theconversation.edu.au/ and I expect they will have detailed free coverage.

Re: LAFHA - Budget 2012/13
 

it'll go through , no transitional period , no lower limit.
why would they be bothered about a few thousand expats who have no say in anything when they can make the figures look good in the short term?

Re: LAFHA - Budget 2012/13
 

When do I get my free $2460 for having 3 kids?

Re: LAFHA - Budget 2012/13
 

well i know personally three people who are going home if they lose it and their employer doesn't make up the difference. Given that in each case it would necessitate a pay rise of 25k+ they'll probably be going home. All three work in the gas/oil/civil engineering industry.

Multiply that across Australia and you may well find that the only industries keeping Australia out of recession begin to struggle more than they already do due to a lack of staff.

But saying that I fully expect the Australian Govt. to make the wrong decision.

Re: LAFHA - Budget 2012/13
 

when I get half my childcare costs back?

Re: LAFHA - Budget 2012/13
 

Just import some other 457 monkeys - problem solved.

Re: LAFHA - Budget 2012/13
 

[QUOTE=Amazulu;10047412]Just import some other 457 monkeys - problem solved.

They don't have enough as it is.

Re: LAFHA - Budget 2012/13
 

Cool. If anyone is not happy with where they are then they need to go somewhere that they think they will be.

Re: LAFHA - Budget 2012/13
 

Sweet.

Re: LAFHA - Budget 2012/13
 

Exactly, hence my earlier post.

Re: LAFHA - Budget 2012/13
 

yer this may have a bigger effect than they think we have people that will go home. not only 457s but depending on how the FIFOs get what left of theirs it will mean some of those going home too

Re: LAFHA - Budget 2012/13
 

It isn't the "Australian government's" (by that read tax payers) job to subsidise salaries in the prosperous gas / oil / civil engineering industries.

If employers really do need to retain these staff they will pay the wage that it requires. Basic market forces, it doesn't need government interference.

Re: LAFHA - Budget 2012/13
 

interesting... im assuming that is your opinion and we are entitled to our own

Re: LAFHA - Budget 2012/13
 

Good riddance to it. Why should my tax subsidise someone elses wage when it's them that chose to come and live here and work on the 457.