Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 4-Sep-15

The 7-Eleven Stores and now United Petroleum scandals confirm what we at Roy Morgan have been saying for years about the "cash economy". A few years ago I asked Opposition Leader Bill Shorten if he would tackle the "cash economy", Shorten’s answer – "too hard"! (Shorten was Employment and Workplace Relations Minister during the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd Governments). Recently I asked Treasurer Joe Hockey the same question at the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Business Leaders’ Summit. Hockey avoided the question and spoke to his talking points. Obviously the only viable solution to deal with cash "rorts" is to declare an amnesty and allow the economy to start afresh – taxes can be cut without putting up the GST. Unfortunately the issues created by Australia’s large "cash economy" are ignored by politicians and the Fair Work Judiciary – many of whom have reached their current positions following careers and close associations with the unions and the ALP.

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