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<\/p>\nAnthony Albanese would not be Prime Minister if it were not for Labor’s critics, an asset management boss has claimed, after the PM chided him at a press conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr Albanese was asked respond to Geoff Wilson\u2019s criticism of the Labor government\u2019s rumoured capital gains tax changes at a stand-up in Sydney on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister sarcastically welcomed the comments from the \u201cunbiased commentator\u201d and likened the Wilson Asset Management founder to Tony Abbott and John Howard.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGeoff Wilson has opposed everything my government has done,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Thursday morning,\u00a0Mr\u00a0Wilson told Sky News Australia the claim was untrue.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst of all, I\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0opposed everything his government has done,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe wouldn\u2019t have a job unless, I think,\u00a0myself\u00a0and\u00a0a number of other people spoke out about the Bill Shorten and the Chris Bowen illogical tax on franking back in 2018.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asked squarely if he was \u201ccompromised\u201d,\u00a0Mr\u00a0Wilson said \u201cof course\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a fund manager, yeah of course, I mean\u00a0everyone\u2019s got\u00a0various interests,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIn terms of the impact (CGT tweaks will) have\u00a0on our business, if they bring this in\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0probably positive\u00a0because people will be more likely going for yield because capital is going to get taxed at double the rate.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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