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McDonald pushes regional payroll tax change

A Lockyer Valley based farming business was hit with a backdated payroll tax bill after being classified as non regional by the Queensland Revenue Office, despite operating across the Lockyer Valley, Somerset and Darling Downs regions. (File)

Member for Lockyer Jim McDonald is calling for changes to Queensland’s regional classification system, saying it is disadvantaging local farming […]

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