The video which shows South African President Jacob Zuma sleeping in parliament during the 2016 mid term budget is symptomatic of a much larger problem of lack of respect for the public.
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The petroleum resource rent tax must be reformed to generate any significant revenue.
Nine states are deciding whether to legalize marijuana. Yet the drug’s prohibition at the federal level has created an unstable financial environment for producers and retailers.
South Africa’s finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, had to battle poor growth and falling revenue in preparing the 2016 medium term budget. How did he do?
South Africa’s 2016 medium term budget was awaited with bated breath amid rising political tensions, increasingly violent student protests and the threat of a credit downgrade.
Closer examination of criminal charges brought against South Africa’s finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, suggest that they are weak in law and serve a political agenda.
A 1995 tax return shows a net operating loss so large that it raises concerns about whether it was reported properly – and if Trump has been honest about his taxes.
A number of Australian companies have released tax reports to the public in a bid to show transparency, however those reports are still incomplete.
Property inequality keeps on growing, stopping it will take strong principles and brave politicians.
South Africa’s higher education minister has dealt with fee increments for 2017 but sidestepped students’ fundamental issue: an ongoing call to make higher education free for all.
Why the fanfare around Apple’s next product launch is already eclipsing its recent tax trouble.
Treasurer Scott Morrison has given notice of a fresh assault on the crucial challenge of budget repair. Let’s hope he and Malcolm Turnbull have learned from the unfortunate self-destructing experience…
Australia is missing out on revenue from some gas projects because the petroleum resource rent tax doesn’t apply.
Philip Green has been vilified by MPs just as Theresa May vows to take on bad behaviour in big business. New research reveals just how urgent a task this is for voters.
The reputation of Australia’s winemarkers is at risk because of the way taxes and subsidies distort the industry.
The reelected Coalition government will be forced to confront multinational tax avoidance more effectively or suffer the revenue problems.
Rates of corporation tax have a very human impact.
Lionel Messi is not the first footballer to break financial laws and he probably won’t be the last.
Fibbers beware: experts have developed a new digital lie detector.
Business Briefing: Zombie measures, crackdowns and Brexit worries
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As the world tries to get a handle on what a Brexit means, D-Day looms for both Labor and the Coalition.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Taxation and Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Adjunct Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Visiting Professor of Tax Law, New York University, and Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Accounting, University of Essex, University of Essex
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Professor of Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Accounting, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Taxation, QUT Business School, and ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Lecturer, Accounting Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney
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