Scott Morrison has become a true believer in the cause of raising the GST, determined to drive a major switch in the tax mix. The big question is whether Malcolm Turnbull will end up in the same place…
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Treasurer Scott Morrison has opened the possibility for an alternative to the government’s present white paper process for tax reform.
The key events that made the business community laugh, cheer and despair in 2015.
The drop of tax data showing hundreds of major companies did not pay tax needs parsing; but there must be crackdown on aggressive tax planning.
Malcolm Turnbull has had a remarkable start to his prime ministership. Even in the little things.
If only the debate around the GST focused on what it takes to make a good tax system.
Treasurer Scott Morrison has declared that differences between federal and state governments over tax reform may be “irreconcilable” because states want to use funds from a GST change to spend more.
Despite all the media coverage, don’t expect any clear decisions on national tax reform on Friday. But we should see more progress on other issues, including domestic violence and violent extremism.
University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Stephen Parker and Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
It’s unlikely many ordinary people will care about the latest revelation in the tale of the Turnbull coup, despite something of a flurry among Abbott loyalists.
It would be easy to misinterpret a recent comment by federal Treasurer Scott Morrison as meaning that states and territories generate 90% of all revenue collected in Australia. That’s not the case.
It was quite an extraordinary statement from a hard-headed business leader when Catherine Livingstone told Malcolm Turnbull that “in just seven weeks … the impact you have had on national sentiment is…
Business Council of Australia president Catherine Livingstone has told Malcolm Turnbull he has had an “almost unparalleled” impact on national sentiment since becoming prime minister.
The Australian Council of Social Service has released modelling on the regressive effects of increasing or broadening the GST.
Tax reform will be a hard sell, even for a prime minister of Malcolm Turnbull’s standing and imagination.
Splitting the Goods and Services Tax in two, and taxing goods at a higher rate, would help to reflect the extra environmental damage done by products that are bought and later thrown in the rubbish.
South Africa has sent a strong signal against tax evasion and is planning to introduce a carbon tax. There are also incentives for employers keen on taking inexperienced job seekers.
In his valedictory speech, former treasurer Joe Hockey has effectively challenged the Turnbull government to be bold.
The EU is thought to be losing one trillion Euros from tax avoidance, evasion and arrears. But the latest tax reform is unlikely to fix that.
The two-year BEPS project is just a band-aid for a deeply flawed system.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Lecturer, School of Taxation ＆ Business Law, UNSW
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Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Chief Executive, Grattan Institute
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Senior Industry Fellow - Taxation and Director of the UTAS Tax Clinic, University of Tasmania
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Visiting Professor of Tax Law, New York University, and Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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