Treasurer Scott Morrison has “rescaled” the tax debate to hold out the prospect of “modest” tax relief that may prevent average wage earners moving into the second highest tax bracket.
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These three tax areas have become mired in poor analysis and misconceptions.
The government has released Treasury modelling showing a tax mix switch with a 15% GST and income tax cuts would deliver no gains to economic growth.
Hockey’s call to cut personal income taxes to improve economic growth sounds reasonable - but this is too simplistic.
The Shadow Treasurer, Chris Bowen, has said that tax as a percentage of the economy is higher now than it was under the previous government. Is that right?
The government is counting on bracket creep to quietly add to its tax collections. But this is simply taxation by stealth.
Five years on from the Henry Tax Review tax reform is upon us again, and this time Australia must plan for the future.
Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey claims taxpayers are already paying 50 cents in the dollar of their income to the government and that bracket creep will push the average income earner into the second top…
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