Backpacker tax scares off vital labour force

Updated February 21 2017 - 10:24am, first published 10:09am
BACKPACKER TAX: Agriculture's vital seasonal labour force is set to contract over the next five years as an ongoing result of the controversial tax.
BACKPACKER TAX: Agriculture's vital seasonal labour force is set to contract over the next five years as an ongoing result of the controversial tax.

THE number of working holiday visa holders is expected to decrease over the next five years as an ongoing result of the controversial backpacker tax bill, passed in late 2016.

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