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Melissa BrayFinancial Review |
As our environment grows more uncertain, pressure on government will grow, and cracks in key parts of our transparency framework will be further...
The government should not feel pressured to put together an under-considered package of reforms that would likely be abandoned.
Despite all the progress, we still have a way to go. And a female treasurer is still to come.
If we want more honesty in budgeting, effective fiscal guardrails, and improved fiscal policy outcomes, it’s time for an independent review of the...
The last comprehensive review of tax in Australia, the Henry review, was specifically excluded from considering the GST.
Revenue from individuals forms our biggest tax base, but there are risks if we overload it. It’s time for a national conversation about...
Imagine what the government could do if it chose to cut back on some of the 300 taxation expenditures, or even just stopped adding to the number of...
If the PM and treasurer want to be remembered for leading Australia’s next reforming government, their New Year’s resolutions should include...
Previous treasurers set quantitative fiscal rules for themselves against which the government’s performance could be measured. Not this one.