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The government has been forced to put off a vote on its tax cut for big business.
Labor retains a 53-47% unchanged two-party lead in the latest Newspoll.
A cut in the Australian company tax rate to 25 or even 20% is important because it will attract foreign investment, boosting wages and the economy in Australia
Chris Bowen will target tax loopholes and concessions in a speech on Monday.
On Q&A, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive James Pearson said almost 60% of small business owners in Australia are paid $50,000 or less. Is that right?
The Coalition is trailing in its 21st consecutive Newspoll, with Labor maintaining its two-party lead of 54-46% and Malcolm Turnbull suffering a setback in his personal ratings.
The Western Australian government is trying to improve its budget position but businesses claim increasing royalties will deter investment.
The corporate veil, traditionally friend of directors and foe of outsiders, may have turned double agent.
The question is totally reasonable, and deserves an answer. But when Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison were asked on Tuesday for estimates of the growth and jobs dividends from the company tax cuts passed…
The government’s company tax deal with Nick Xenophon has given Malcolm Turnbull something to spin between now and the May budget. It’s much less than the government’s A$48 billion plan, but it’s more than…
As the Senate returned on Friday, the fate of the government’s ten-year company tax package was still up in the air.
The fate of the government’s push on Section 18C was a mixed bag, without surprises. The week’s most critical issue is the company tax cuts package, which is still in play.
Many of the claims about the impact of the company tax are overblown, including the government’s estimation of how much it would cost.
The impatience of Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce with some among the Liberals is palpable.
The current subdued level of non-mining business investment may be the “new normal”.
Less than three months from his second budget, Treasurer Scott Morrison is not in a happy place. The last week has been a disaster for him, culminating in the weekend exit of his strategy and communications…
Based on evidence, policies which seek to encourage job creation and innovation via a tax cut should preference large or new businesses, rather than small ones.
The volatile political debate between the two major parties about the long-term vision for tax has left small businesses in the lurch.
The federal government is still trying to convince senate crossbenchers to pass a company tax cut but tax experts and economists dispute all of its supposed benefits.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Visiting Professor of Tax Law, New York University, and Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
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