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Negative Gearing, the Capital Gains Discount and the Stability of Housing Markets

While negative gearing is often cited as the key tax concession on rental property investments, it is in fact only attractive to the extent that… Read More ›

A Related Concept: Net Tax Thresholds

This post is the second of a four-part series on the topic. If we turn to the policy or academic literature, we find that in… Read More ›

Should We Be Worried About “Zero Net Taxpayers”?

This post is the first of a four part series on the topic. The political and media storm about “zero net taxpayers” Following Duncan Storrar’s… Read More ›

Completing the Reform Journey to Adequate, Secure And Sustainable Retirement Incomes for All Australians

The Committee for Sustainable Retirement Incomes (CSRI) held its second Leadership Forum on 12-13 October 2016. The Committee is an independent think tank which exists… Read More ›

How do we Measure the Success of Legislative Budget Offices?

Legislative Budget Offices (LBOs) are independent institutions staffed with economists that provide rigorous and non-partisan analysis to legislatures on matters pertaining to the budget. Their… Read More ›