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Regardless of what the coalition is saying, you cant be so simple as to say that if a coalition wins, there will be no changes to the current situation.

At the moment they are in opposition, and so can say what they like.

If in government, they will be forced to govern, and this means taking into account the state of the budget.

If revenue is still deteriorating (a good chance given the structural change going on in the economy, structural changes are always painful in the short-medium term, as the profit drivers of the economy adjust), then they might very well have to have a good look at this side of things.

We are not talking small bickies here. The tax breaks are worth billions, hence labours desire to claw them back.


All we can say with a high degree of confidence, is that if the coalition wins, its likely that any changes to the current situation will be issued to the market, and that changes will be brought in gradually, this will give time for industry to adjust.

Labour has been soundly criticised for bringing in policy that was previously unannounced, unconsulted, and without in 'grandfathering'.
The coalition is much more business savvy and wont make the same mistakes. But that does mean changes wont occur under the coalition as well.


THIS IS NOT A SIMPLE BINARY SCENARIO AS SOME "SMARTS" HAVE MADE OUT. BE WARNED!!!!!!!!