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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 29 May, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Anger as multi-million-dollar funding deal backdated to April by Eliza Borrello The major political parties are set for a $2m windfall ahead of September's election after it was revealed that their deal on election funding includes a clause backdating it to April. Crossbenchers were already unhappy about taxpayers forking out money to fund the changes, which will see parties and successful independents get 33 cents a year for every primary vote. Now it has been revealed that the deal will be backdated to April Fool's Day - a decision dubbed "laughable and obscene" by independent MP Andrew Wilkie. 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More » Bargain hunters end market's losing run Cabcharge shares crash on Victorian taxi fee cuts Virgin gets FIRB approval for Tiger takeover RBA board member warns on workplace relations and tax Diversification the buzzword for car components sector Politics More Politics » Anger as multi-million-dollar funding deal backdated to April by Eliza Borrello The major political parties are set for a $2m windfall ahead of September's election after it was revealed that their deal on election funding includes a clause backdating it to April. Crossbenchers were already unhappy about taxpayers forking out money to fund the changes, which will see parties and successful independents get 33 cents a year for every primary vote. Now it has been revealed that the deal will be backdated to April Fool's Day - a decision dubbed "laughable and obscene" by independent MP Andrew Wilkie. 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