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Jobs and growth underpinned by a healthy level of investment are essential aspects of a modern society, but cutting the company tax rate is not the way to go. Mick Tsikas/AAP

Budget policy check: do we need company tax cuts?

Janine Dixon, Victoria University

To reap the benefits of strong business investment without a costly tax giveaway, Australia must continue to play to its strengths.
The key reason for the squeeze on household spending and saving is of course the ongoing weakness in the growth rate of household disposable income. Lukas Coch/AAP

Budget policy check: does Australia need personal income tax cuts?

Saul Eslake, University of Tasmania

The government says personal income tax cuts are needed to provide relief from low wages and high cost of living, but will tax cuts make up for that?

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  1. australian business
  2. Budget
  3. Business investment
  4. company tax cuts
  5. Federal Budget 2018
  6. Income tax
  7. Infrastructure
  8. Rail
  9. road
  10. Wages

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