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Getting rid of tax breaks for churches and axing the school chaplaincy program could save the federal budget $250 million a year.
Liberal Democrats senator David Leyonhjelm says the government should consider the move, which he has had costed by the Parliamentary Budget Office, in this year's budget.
"This Easter, the Liberal Democrats propose a $250 million annual boost to the budget by abolishing taxpayer support for religion," Senator Leyonhjelm told AAP on Thursday.
The Christian church had made a "significant contribution to liberal democratic values" and had a right to impose religious tests for membership and employment, the senator said.
"However, we do not consider it appropriate for taxpayers to pick up the tab for what is fundamentally a private matter."
Here is some info about him:
David Leyonhjelm Senator for New South Wales
Running for the Australian Senate in New South Wales at the 2013 federal election, Leyonhjelm was elected to the fifth of six vacancies.
In the first sitting week, he successfully moved to have the government's Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill considered by itself, instead of being grouped with other legislation.
In November 2014, Leyonhjelm introduced as a private member's bill a Freedom to Marry Bill, which would allow same-sex and other forms of non-heterosexual marriage.
In August 2015 Leyonhjelm negotiated a deal to include a 12 month sunset clause on the temporary ban on importing the Adler lever action shotgun. The Government imposed the ban in July, while it reviewed the technical specifications of weapons in the wake of the Martin Place Siege.
Along with seventeen other crossbenchers (including 10 Greens, independents and representatives from four other parties), the Liberal Democrats share the balance of power in the Senate.
Even if this attempt at removing tax exemption doesn't go anywhere, there seems to be another attempt in the pipeline, and indications that many Australian citizens would be all for it
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Enjoying Cart witnessing in the Blue Mountains Australia. Photo shared by @marjohunter
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Me and nine friends from London, England went on holiday to the Beskydy Mountains in the Czech Republic so we just had to visit the English group in Ostrava. They were a great encouragement. Photo shared by @rowanblades
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San Antonio, Texas, USA. Thank you @12345lelo
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Villa Señor de los Milagros, Peru. Thank you @j.lunamanrique
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Augustinópolis, Brazil. Thank you @lfp_jw
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Assembly hall maintenance in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil. Photo shared by @linc_athayde
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My first American sign language meeting with the Orange Grove Group in Gulfport Mississippi! It was wonderful and I got to comment twice! Pic by @christinamays
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My friends stating out early helping me with my pioneering in Arizona, USA. Photo shared by @missmelbrown
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Nothing stops a regular pioneer from service! Not even a dead car battery. She just installs another one. Photo shared by @moanied
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Preaching in the rural territory. Jutiapa, Honduras @katrachito_keiichi thank you
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Cart Witnessing on the Clinch Mountain in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA on a beautiful spring day! Photo shared by @mimi2tna
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Hello friends! I’m Claudia and im from England, I’ve just got back from the USA in New York and it was an amazing experience to see the brotherly love in action, this is just some of the friends we met in the congregation and wanted to share this with you all :) pic by @claudia_mitchell99
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last day with very cold but happy. Special campaign preaching in Augusta Georgia. Pic by @pereira_sa
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A little boy writing down jw.org on his arm at a cart in Panajachel, Guatemala so he can go watch more videos at an Internet cafe. Photo shared by @mamicacerez
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My husband and I participating on the JW Stand in the International Book Feria held on our country, Venezuela. A week full of wonderful experiences thanks Jehovah!!! Photo shared by @everey_jw
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This booth sure gets attention. We are set up near call centers in office towers. Our service overseer and his wife along with two other regular pioneers with the Puebla, Mexico English group. Photo shared by @wdcrowe
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Send brother Nelson a tweet by using the tweet button above and including this name: @3RDEYEGIRL
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@emeraldisle_booksnthings shares with us…Enjoying the Best Life Ever serving where the need is great in Ireland! Regular Pioneering with my sister and the rest of my family is a blessing from Jehovah. #jw#jwpeople
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This faithful couple doing public witnessing at a shopping mall in Carlsbad, California, USA. Photo shared by @cindywallis
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