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Budget Forum 2017: A Budget That Invests in Evidence?

When we look at Federal Budgets, it is hard to not get overwhelmed by the sheer scale of some of the announcements. A few billion… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2017: The Excess Burden of Company Tax

In Budget 2017-18, the Government continues to propose its Enterprise Tax Plan, in which it argues that economic growth will be supported if we cut… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2017: The Budget Is Too Important to Be Hijacked by Clever Politics

It is imperative that the government shows real leadership – not “clever politics” – in the coming budget. To this point, there have been few areas of policy… Read More ›

Grattan Institute’s Case for Sugar Tax Is Not Proven

In a recent paper from the Grattan Institute, A sugary drinks tax: Recovering the community costs of obesity, Report No. 2016-15, Stephen Duckett and Hal… Read More ›

Why American Infrastructure Gets a “D+” and What Can be Done

President Trump is working to rebuild America’s infrastructure. At least, he is talking about it. A February 28, 2017, White House press release reiterated the… Read More ›