The Taxpayer Relief Regulated Period

My column at the is about how today is the start of the Taxpayer Relief Regulated Period.

We are now officially within three months of the general election. Today is the start of what the law calls the . It restricts how much money political parties can spend of their own money on election , but more popularly cuts off taxpayer funded election advertisements from MPs. …

So if from today you see anything from your MP or from a parliamentary party that has the crest of the House of Representatives on it (indicating has paid for it), and it is advocating either explicitly or implicitly for or against a party or candidate, then you should send a copy of it to the Herald who I am sure will happily inquire to the Parliamentary Service whether the taxpayer is due any refunds.

Only 13 weeks to go until E-day!