Despite the hefty tax imposts in Tuesday’s budget, Mathias Cormann still insists the fiscal problem was a spending rather than a revenue one.
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The new levy on banks from the budget is a small hit to their profit but it could have unintended consequences.
The Conversation’s economic experts react to the 2017-18 budget measures in the areas of living costs, economic management and infrastructure planning and investment.
All you need to know about the 2017-18 federal budget in one simple at-a-glance graphic.
Scott Morrison has delivered a surprisingly big-taxing budget that pays for the last burial rites of the toxic Abbott legacy from 2014.
The housing affordability measures in this budget involve not much more than tinkering.
The budget was extraordinary in many ways. It is an abandonment of restraint on taxes by a liberal government. It is nakedly populist and it also acknowledges that government debt can be productive.
The private equity consortium bidding for Fairfax has experience in media - and it’s not all bad.
Australians are in favour of housing affordability changes that the government still doesn’t support, an ANU poll shows.
The political legacy of Abbott’s broken promises contributed to Malcolm Turnbull’s near-death experience at last July’s federal election. ThisTurnbull government budget will be largely about burying the legacy of its predecessor.
The agile working style was originally designed by tech companies for efficiency in software development but now one of Australia’s big four banks wants to implement this.
Polled economists say another independent body wouldn’t necessairly do a better job of economic forecasting for the budget than Treasury.
When people do downsize, financial incentives are generally not the big things on their minds. And so most of the budget’s financial incentives will go to those who were going to downsize anyway.
Some seem to think the RBA is bullish on growth, but reading between the lines it seems to be hedging.
Restricting ‘good debt’ to funding physical assets could make it harder to fund education, health, and other social initiatives.
Wonky forecasts show it’s time for a new approach that adopts more conservative forecasts, and makes a genuine commitment to budget repair.
John Hewson describes the uncertain economic climate into which Scott Morrison will deliver next week's budget.
As the cost of renewable energy falls, funding a new mine is a risky investment.
The Victorian budget brought with it an increase in privatisation, which follows on from other state budgets, but the evidence for efficiency in this type of system isn’t there.
The business models of the gig economy often stand in the way of implementing minimum wages or conditions.
The government shouldn’t cave to WA’s calls for a change to the way GST is divvied out. The current system has served Australia well.
There are many potential reforms to the tax system that are revenue neutral, from broadening the tax base to replacing transaction taxes.
Chinese real estate investors might be more interested in investing in their homeland rather than Australia, given the changing market and regulations.
Politics podcast: Jane Halton on how to make a federal budget
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In a special budget podcast for the University of Canberra's Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, Michelle Grattan discusses with Jane Halton the makings of a federal budget.
The Trump tax cut will create new investment in America, but at the expense of countries like Australia