Among the 42 categories of people listed as eligible for concessions are students, boy scouts, the elderly, the very poor, war widows, nurses, journalists and some "persons taking part in mountaineering expeditions".
"How is the government saying the non-pensioners will continue to be eligible for concessions that are provided by the states?" Labor's social security spokeswoman, Jenny Macklin, said Hockey needed to explain whether he had secured the agreement of the states to continue providing the discounts.
The government has abolished stamp duty for first home buyers who purchase a property below $600,000, while those buying a home valued between $600,000 and $750,000 will also be eligible for a concession, applied on a sliding scale.
Individuals aged 65 years or more are eligible for a concession card which allows access to PBS listed drugs at a lower patient copayment.
As shown in previous research [ 14, 18], women eligible for a concession or pension card were not shielded from the burden of high out-of-pocket healthcare costs.
These developers are often relying on gerrymandering techniques to create development zones that are supposedly in areas of high unemployment — and thus eligible for special concessions — but actually are in prosperous ones, according to federal and state records.
LDCs are eligible for special concessions, such as access to duty-free export markets and high levels of developmental aid.
Agricultural production inputs are exempted from general consumption tax payments, and farmers are eligible for a 20percentt duty concession on the importation of farm vehicles.
Concession beneficiaries consist of those Australian residents eligible for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, Health Care Card and Pensioner Concession Card.
