Andrew Charlton was asked by ABC News Breakfast to put on his former-self hat (before entering parliament, Charlton ran several successful businesses and amassed quite the property holding) and think about whether or not he would have liked the Coalition’s Schnitty and Sanga tax write off plan. He says:

“There are existing proposals in, frameworks within the tax system that enable people to claim some entitlements, for example for light lunches in office are available to small and large businesses. I don’t think extending that to golf days and long lunches is the right priority for Australia’s tax system right now. We have a lot of important challenges that require resources in Australia and I think most fair-minded Australians would look at our priorities and think they would be at the bottom, not the top, of that list at a time when we have big draws on resources for health, education, supporting people with cost of living and many other issues the Government is facing.”