Budget Forum 2021



The 2021-22 Federal Budget marks the final main instalment in the Federal Government’s fiscal policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic, barring any mishap in which… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2021] Fiscal Policy in the COVID-19 Era

When confronted with an ill patient, a physician prescribes a treatment that deals directly with the underlying cause of the disease and with the symptoms… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2021] Don’t Shoot in the Dark: Business Support in the Australian Budget

A quiet part of the Federal Budget 2021-22, which has not received much attention in the Australian press or the broader post-Budget analysis, was the… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2021] Could It Pack a Punch? Maybe, but There’s a Lot at Stake: The Reactivation of the Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle

In Budget 2021-22, the Australian Government announced that it would introduce a ‘patent box’ scheme for Australian medical and biotechnology industries. Under the proposed scheme,… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2021] Australia’s Planned Patent Box: A Means of Stimulating Innovation?

There is good news and bad news regarding income tax in the Federal Budget 2021. The good news is that Stage 3 tax cuts have… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2021] Looming Tax Cuts Prevent Genuine Expenditure Reform

It was not in the Treasurer’s speech on Budget night, but the nation’s volunteering activity is integral to the delivery of some of his Budget… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2021] The Volunteer Workforce Is Key to Achieving Budget Priorities

I cannot remember a time when a government had such a virtually unconstrained capacity to spend to get re-elected – no big cuts, nor tax… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2021] This Was an Election Budget on Steroids

While the government’s increased spending across the economy is welcome, the budget falls short of the government’s long term resilience and sustainability goals, Miranda Stewart… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2021] Structural Changes, but No Sustainability Reset

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