▁to ▁ 3 4 ▁per ▁cent . ▁Rud d ▁extended ▁his ▁lead ▁by ▁ 2 ▁points ▁to ▁ 5 0 ▁per ▁cent , ▁with ▁Howard ▁down ▁by ▁ 2 ▁points ▁to ▁ 3 7 ▁per ▁cent . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁first ▁full ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁campaign , ▁Howard ▁and ▁Cost ello ▁announced ▁a ▁' major ▁rest ruct uring ▁of ▁the ▁income ▁tax ▁system ' ▁with ▁tax ▁cut s ▁worth ▁$ 3 5   b ill ion ▁over ▁three ▁years ▁and ▁a ▁tax ▁cut ▁" goal " ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁years . ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁later , ▁Rud d ▁released ▁his ▁policy ▁which ▁supported ▁the ▁reform ▁measures , ▁however ▁offered ▁education ▁and ▁health ▁tax ▁reb ates ▁instead ▁of ▁immediate ▁cut s ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁rate ▁as ▁proposed ▁by ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party , ▁with ▁a ▁slower ▁pro gression ▁for ▁the ▁top ▁rate . ▁ ▁The ▁Liber als ▁s log an , ▁" go ▁for ▁growth " ▁was ▁launched ▁after ▁announ cing ▁the ▁largest ▁tax ▁cut ▁in ▁Australian ▁history . ▁Media ▁and ▁political ▁comment ators ▁question ed ▁the ▁suit ability ▁of ▁the ▁s log an ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁rising ▁infl ation ▁and ▁interest ▁rates . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁week ▁union ▁influence ▁over ▁the ▁A LP ▁was ▁question ed ▁after ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁party ' s ▁first ▁campaign ▁ad s . ▁Labor ▁respond ed ▁with ▁commer ci als ▁attack ing ▁the ▁Liber als ' ▁campaign ▁as ▁' sm ears ', ▁which ▁was ▁disput ed ▁by ▁John ▁Howard . ▁One