Budget Forum 2018



The retirement income changes contained in the 2018-19 Budget continue the recent pattern of light touch measures that steer clear of structural reform. The 2016-17… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2018: Superannuation and Pension Changes in the Budget 2018-19

Scott Morrison has made much of his proposed tax changes, claiming that in the short term they will benefit low and middle income earners, and… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2018: This is not a Genuine or Equitable Way to Simplify the Personal Income Tax System

The Budget 2018-19 has failed again to include more distributional information, which would provide clarity on what the impacts are for different individuals and households.… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2018: A Missed Opportunity for Enhancing Australia’s Budget Transparency on Distributional Information

Among the tax changes proposed in the 2018-19 Federal Budget was a suite of measures to address the black economy. The measures arise out of… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2018: Targeting the Black Economy

Budget 2018-19 delivers tax rate cuts into the future that will seem attractive to many. But these tax cuts will benefit high income earners much… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2018: Tax Caps and Tax Cuts: Good for Australia?

Budgets are about choices. With an unexpected surge in revenue, the government’s main options were to apply it to deficit repair, to spend it, or… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2018: Risks Greater Than I Can Recall in My Working Life

It is increasingly recognized that ecological forces and climatic processes have had, and will continue to have, a significant impact on societies and their economies.… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2018: Should Australia Produce a Citizen’s Climate Budget?

In the 2018-19 Budget, the Government re-affirmed its policy to reduce the corporate tax rate over 10 years from 30 to 25 per cent for… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2018: The Future of Corporate Taxation

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