The government's massive $300 billion income tax cuts package will proceed in full, making inequality worse and mainly benefitting high income earners. But what makes a tax good or bad? This week, Richard Denniss and Matt Grudnoff explain the principles of a good tax and run the ruler over different types of taxes like income taxes, GST, super profits tax, a Buffet rule and more to see how they fair.

australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute

Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett

Richard Denniss, Chief Economist The Australia Institute // @RDNS_TAI

Matt Grudnoff, senior economist at The Australia Institute // @mattgrudnoff

Producer: Jennifer Macey //@jennifermacey

Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions