Robert Breunig, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University; Kristen Sobeck, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, and Peter Varela, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
It would be a mistake to think that just because higher earners face higher tax rates, that’s what they pay. When it comes to income from savings it’s the other way around.
Having more money now means less money, and more dependence, later.
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Four fifths of the coming bonanza of bequests are set to go to the top one fifth of recipients.
Former Labor prime minister Paul Keating, the father of Australia’s compulsory superannuation system, with former prime minister Julia Gillard at Labor leader Bill Shorten’s campaign launch in 2016.
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Treasurer Joe Hockey’s media comments this week around contentious tax issues don’t bode well for the Taxation White paper.
The Australian community has been involved in many discussions about tax in the past, and now it’s time for some new decisions.
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The Henry Tax Review identified 125 taxes within Australia levied by all levels of government. Of those 125 taxes, just 10 taxes raised 90% of all tax revenue. The company tax is the second largest source…
The first incarnation of the now-gone mining tax focused on economic rent. Is targeting powerful rent seekers too hard?
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Tax is back in the spotlight with coalition MPs and the Australia Institute talking about getting rid of some of the exemptions to the GST. There has also been a lot of talk about whether or not corporate…
An independent tax board might have taken some of the politics out of the Rudd government’s mining tax plan.
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The federal government’s Commission of Audit - tasked with finding efficiency and productivity improvements to deliver a surplus of 1% of GDP prior to 2023-24 - remains overshadowed by the many reviews…
The proportion of renters is now roughly equal to the numbers of outright home owners.
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For all our talk about housing affordability, few people want house prices to drop. That’s because most Australians are home owners, and much of our wealth is stored in housing. But recent figures released…