Company behind 'retiree tax' petition website forced to delete private data

Wilson Asset Management campaign linked to Tim Wilson’s inquiry into Labor’s franking credits policy

The company behind the “retiree tax” campaign that targeted Labor’s franking credits policy has been forced to delete the private data of people it signed up on the petition website.

In the months leading up to the 2019 federal election, a Stop the Retirement Tax website was set up to collect signatures and submissions aimed at pressuring Labor into dropping the policy of reforming the dividend imputation system and removing refundable franking credits.

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