SYDNEY: Working holidaymakers from overseas were given a reprieve Tuesday from being hit with a so-called “backpacker tax” in Australia after a campaign by farmers and the tourism industry.
The government, which is in election mode with polls on July 2, had planned to introduce the levy on foreign travellers who are often young and work in agriculture and hospitality as a vital source of seasonal labour.
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