Lobby groups in Australia are protesting the federal government's decision to deny research and development tax benefits to gambling enterprises. Although gambling enterprises are currently the target of the government's statement, any company might become the next to be attacked if tax policy is used as a negotiating chip or horse-traded in future political agreements. This slippery slope makes it possible for tax policy to shift from being a catalyst for economic growth to an instrument of moral judgement.
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