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The 210 per cent insurance tax you didn’t know you were paying

No other tax has such a large economic welfare loss. Despite the Henry Tax Review wanting them scrapped, taxes on insurance premiums continue to...

12.03.2025 10

Financial Review

Alexander Sanchez

Dutton’s ‘big stick’ plan could make your insurance more expensive

Rather than focusing on re-regulating the sector, the Coalition leader should take the advice of his own backbench and ease the regulatory burden.

17.02.2025 8

Financial Review

Alexander Sanchez

Why green aluminium pushes us towards Argentine Peronism

Both sides of politics want us to believe that redirecting prosperity to a preferred sector somehow represents a growth strategy.

24.01.2025 8

Financial Review

Alexander Sanchez

MYEFO should count the benefits of tax cuts, not just the cost

The PBO’s presentation of cuts to taxes as a cost to the budget dogs the tax reform debate with an over-emphasis on redistribution and revenue,...

17.12.2024 5

Financial Review

Alexander Sanchez

A levy to help rural banking is also a tax on innovation

The quest to leave no one behind in the regions cannot come at the expense of working households in the outer suburbs and elsewhere.

18.11.2024 4

Financial Review

Alexander Sanchez