The tax mix switch logic the government seems to be pursuing is unlikely to have the desired effect.
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Business Council of Australia president Catherine Livingstone has told Malcolm Turnbull he has had an "almost unparalleled" impact on national sentiment since becoming prime minister.
The current GST debate slides over the issue of compensation - proposals so far are poorly defined and run into cost and fairness problems.
The Australian Council of Social Service has released modelling on the regressive effects of increasing or broadening the GST.
Former ACT chief minister now senator Katy Gallagher admits she has found the jump into the bigger political pool challenging.
Tax reform will be a hard sell, even for a prime minister of Malcolm Turnbull’s standing and imagination.
Splitting the Goods and Services Tax in two, and taxing goods at a higher rate, would help to reflect the extra environmental damage done by products that are bought and later thrown in the rubbish.
Call me naïve, but I can't see why Malcolm Turnbull would rush to an election early next year after flagging he will go full term.
Cabinet secretary Arthur Sinodinos made some obvious but fundamental points when talking on Sunday about Malcolm Turnbull and tax reform.
The reasons this prominent economist doesn't support removing exemptions on GST are not what you'd think.
The Productivity Commission has just released a timely new working paper that sheds light on how Australia’s tax and transfer system functions to distribute income across the population both at a point…
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen told Q&A that the government would have to spend close to 60% of any GST revenue raised on compensation. Is that a fact?
Treasurer Joe Hockey has delivered yet another address saying income tax cuts must be given. That gets him an easy headline but tells us very little about the government’s plans. Hockey has also given…
The Australian Government's plan to make offshore companies collect and pass on GST has thrown up more questions than answers.
GST will be applied to all online goods, starting from 2017, following a meeting of state and federal treasurers.
The tax treatment of Bitcoin has been holding back the industry in Australia, but gradually the rules are changing.
If GST was added to meat, the government could raise billions of dollars in revenue while also encouraging shoppers to eat more veggies - a lipsmacking prospect for public health and the environment.
The Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Andrew Leigh, has said the the Government's latest tax discussion paper says the GST is as inefficient as income tax, adding he thinks it's less equitable. Is that right?
A package of tax reform, including a GST with a broader base, would help grow the Australian economy.
Who supports increasing the GST and who is against it? What does 'regressive tax' mean? And who will be worse off? Our experts give the answers.
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