By Australian Associated Press and Hannah Moore For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 23:11 BST, 3 April 2019 | Updated: 23:19 BST, 3 April 2019
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Working mums on low incomes will get bigger tax cuts if Labor wins the next election, as Bill Shorten gears up to fight a campaign on fairness and Medicare.
The Labor leader will deliver his budget reply speech on Thursday night and will promise to make life easier for people earning less than $40,000 a year.
Labor says 57 per cent of taxpayers on low incomes are women, and they will pay more tax under the Coalition's proposed tax cuts outlined in Tuesday's budget than they will under Labor's plan.
'Whether it's lower taxes, better super, or universal preschool, Labor is the party for working mums and working families,' Mr Shorten will say.
'Families are already dealing with cuts to child care and no funding certainty for kindergarten under the Liberals, the last thing they need is higher taxes under the Liberals.'
Bill Shorten will pledge a bigger surplus, more money for Medicare and bigger tax cuts for
