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Why stop at 17%?
Treasurer Scott Morrison has moved to dampen expectations about the government’s ability to provide early personal income tax cuts.
The budget showed some sense of urgency but still fell short on implementation plans. There should have been more, particularly details on cost-cutting initiatives.
The gains from modest tax reform are not likely to be a revolution in Australia.
Basic income is a decades-old idea that will help us
harness technology and get a good work-life balance.
There is an alternative tax approach that would make for a more just society.
The tax mix switch logic the government seems to be pursuing is unlikely to have the desired effect.
Treasurer Joe Hockey is right when he says Australia’s taxation level is the second highest among OECD countries. But when it is compared to GDP, it’s a different story.
Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey told the ABC this week that 50% of all income tax in Australia is paid by 10% of the working population. Is that statement supported by the data?
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?
Commitments made at election time have a habit of tying the Chancellor’s hands come budget day.
Devolving income tax north might seem like an issue for Scots only. Far from it, as it turns out.
Congress has shortchanged the IRS by $7.3 billion over the past five years, and taxpayers will increasingly pay the price.
In his speech to the Conservative Party conference, David Cameron promised to give voters “something for something”. And while he said he believed the savings that need to be made can be achieved through…
When our two major levels of government work in partnership, our Federation can function well. The standout period for cooperative federalism was the Hawke/Keating term of government, producing the National…
Ed Balls, the shadow chancellor, has announced that if elected a Labour government would return the rate of income tax payable on incomes above £150,000 to 50%. What would the effect of this be? The contention…
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