Nobel Prize-winning American economist Joseph Stiglitz made the assertion on ABC’s Q&A on Monday night. What exactly did he mean, and does the claim stack up?
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The Coalition’s Lower Tax Guarantee is pointless without an explanation of how it will also close the deficit and fund services.
Both major parties refuse to grasp the nettle of New Zealand’s narrow and inherently unfair tax base.
As more Canadians flock to urban centres, those cities have fewer options to raise taxes New tax policies are needed that reflect the shift to a digital economy.
It seems that timing tricks are now a thing in Australian politics. Revenues are brought forward and spending pushed back for cosmetic effect.
There’s never been a better time for tax reform. But as governments have tried (and stumbled) over the years the burden has shifted to individual taxpayers and the latest budget looks no different.
Whether measures announced by Gigaba will stave off a downgrade of South Africa’s local currency debt by one remaining rating remains to be seen.
Indonesia’s shadow economy – a range of activities not included in the national accounts –
is keeping the country back from reaching its tax revenue potential.
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Research Associate
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Academic Fellow, Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV), United Nations University
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Associate Professor, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University
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Senior Research Fellow, Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study, University of Johannesburg
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Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, and Bankwest Research Chair in Economic Policy, Curtin University
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Associate Professor in Commercial Law and Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor in Public Policy and Society, University of Toronto
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Policy Associate, The Mowat Centre, University of Toronto
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Michael Keating is a Friend of The Conversation.
Visiting Fellow, College of Business & Economics, Australian National University
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Business Law and Taxation Dept, Monash Business School, Monash University
