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TEHRAN, Jul 2 - The Australian government returned to Parliament on Tuesday claiming a new mandate from the May election to pass 158 billion Australian dollars ($110 billion) in tax cuts into law.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Prime Minister Scott Morrison won a surprise third three-year term at elections on May 18.
The conservative government is giving priority to passing tax cuts that will cost AU$158 billion over a decade.
The government doesn't hold a majority in the Senate, so it will need either the support of the center-left opposition Labor Party or at least four of six unaligned senators to make the tax cuts law.
The opposition is divided on whether they should pass the cuts.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the tax cuts were needed to stimulate a slowing economy.
"We are focusing on delivering these tax cuts for the Australian people as they endorsed at the most recent election," Frydenberg told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
"The Australian people spoke with a very clear voice just six weeks ago," he added.
Source: AP
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