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[Budget Forum 2019] Forecasts and Deviations – the Challenge of Accountable Budget Forecasting

In his maiden Budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced that the Australian Budget is ‘back in the black’ for the first time in over a decade,… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2019] Targeted Tax Relief Makes the Tax System Fairer but the Economy Poorer

The Government has fired the starting gun on the election campaign, so it’s worth taking a closer look at some of the budget promises that… Read More ›

What Will the Coalition Be Remembered for on Tax? Tinkering, Blunders and Lost Opportunities

Politicians often invoke the word “reform” to convey the significance, or gravitas, of a particular policy change they are proposing. However, the tax policies implemented… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2019] A Simpler Tax System Should Spark Joy—Eliminating Tax Brackets Sadly Doesn’t

There were no new tax ideas in the 2019 Budget, which I guess is to be expected from a six-year-old government ready to pull the… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2019] A Budget That Supports Indigenous Australians?

If the 2019-20 Federal Budget is, as widely reported, going to set the tone for the next Federal Election, then it doesn’t appear likely that… Read More ›