THE Victorian Farmers Federation is outraged over the federal government’s failure to address issues around the backpacker tax in the federal budget.
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The VFF said recommendations made to the government by more than 30 industry stakeholders – including the VFF – as part of a cross-departmental review into the tax were ignored in the budget, leaving a lot of stakeholders wondering why they bothered.
VFF horticulture vice president Emma Germano said the VFF and its partner organisations proposed a 19 per cent tax rate for backpackers from the first dollar earned, eliminating a tax-free threshold.
However the government will proceed with its plan to tax working holiday visa holders as non-residents at 32.5 per cent.
