A small business owner has issued an emotional letter to Anthony Albanese as her operating costs continue to soar.
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In 2017, Aurora Klimowicz and her family bought Yarramalong Manor in the Yarramalong Valley on the NSW Central Coast.
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They transformed the property into Angel Sussurri Restaurant and Manor House, a sustainable, eco-focused venue where guests can reconnect with nature.
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But Ms Klimowicz has published an open letter on social media taking aim at the Albanese government's financial policy, claiming it has had a negative impact on her business.
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'Dear Mr Anthony Albanese from a family trying to survive - we employ 19 local people,' she said on Wednesday.
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'For nine years, we have worked so hard to keep our doors open and build a stable life for ourselves and our staff.
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My husband and I, while being parents, also work more than 70 hours a week, and we miss so many of the joyful moments with our family and friends to keep this place going for our community.
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'I've just sat down with our numbers for the last 12 months, and this is what it costs to run a small business in Australia right now.
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Workers' compensation insurance has more than doubled.
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Water is up 102 per cent (living in a rural town, unless it rains, we have to buy in water).
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Our restaurant food costs are up 40 per cent, while our food sales only went up 18 per cent.
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And as of this month, we're no longer allowed to pass on card fees.
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Aurora Klimowicz (pictured) wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urging him to halt the proposed 30 per cent minimum tax on discretionary trusts
She explained the proposed tax would be yet another blow for her small business which was already 'fighting to stay afloat'
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'We have absorbed almost all of it.
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We've held our prices because we know how hard things are for everyone, and we want people to come and enjoy themselves without worrying about the bill.
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Even though we've been busier than ever, there is so little left at the end of it all.
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And now your government has put a bill before Parliament for a 30 per cent minimum tax on the income of family trusts like ours.
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After nine years of fighting just to stay afloat, this tax means that whenever we do get ahead, there will be less left to rebuild, reinvest and keep our team employed.
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You call this fairness.
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Fairness would be looking at the families who have stood by their towns through every disaster of the last decade and asking what it really costs to keep the doors open.
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It still has to get through the Senate, and that's where you come in.'
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Ms Klimowicz ended her letter by urging fellow small business owners to lobby their senators to put an end to the bill.
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'Because when small businesses close, our towns lose so much more than a shop,' she wrote.
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The proposed 30 per cent minimum tax on the income of family discretionary trusts is slated to take effect from July 1, 2028.
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The plan for tax on discretionary trusts was announced during the May Budget (pictured, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese)
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Ms Klimowicz, along with her family, run Angel Sussurri Restaurant and Manor House in the Yarramalong Valley on the Central Coast of NSW (pictured)
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Beneficiaries other than corporate beneficiaries will receive non-refundable offsets for the tax payable by the trustee.
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Under the proposal, beneficiaries whose tax rate exceeds 30 per cent would have to pay additional tax, while those taxed below that rate would lose any excess credit.
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Many Aussie users expressed support for Ms Klimowicz's position, with some taking aim at the Albanese government in the comments.
'This government is destroying the lives of decent Australians,' one person wrote.
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A second user said: 'I support small businesses as we are all in the same boat, struggling to make ends meet where we can as honest Australian families.
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Or you can dig deep and excavate some integrity out of your greedy mind.'
Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the plan to impose a 30 per cent minimum tax on trust distributions and capital gains in the May federal budget.
Ms Klimowicz and her staff
He argued wealthy Australians were using legal structures to subvert the tax system, which, in turn, placed a greater burden on workers.
Some trust types will be excluded, including fixed trusts, charitable trusts, special disability trusts and superannuation funds.
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Primary production income and certain income relating to vulnerable minors will also be protected.
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The government released draft legislation that included a series of carve-outs after concerns were raised by business groups, farmers and family-owned companies.
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The tax was originally expected to raise $44.9 billion over nine years.
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However, the government did not release an updated revenue estimate when it unveiled the draft laws.
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