The Morrison government’s decision to give a special deal to Western Australia for the distribution of the income from the goods and service tax is… Read More ›
State governments typically outperform the federal government in service delivery. They are closer to the coalface, more familiar with the intricacies of the terrain. Contrast… Read More ›
New South Wales Treasurer Matt Kean has been loudly calling out failures of expenditure by the Commonwealth, as we head into budget and election season… Read More ›
During the past decades, income inequality has triggered policies aiming at social inclusion in democracies worldwide. The strengthening and deepening of social security and removing… Read More ›
Gender budgeting is an approach that uses fiscal policy to promote gender equality by trying to translate gender commitments into fiscal commitments through processes, resources… Read More ›
Extraordinary times require extraordinary policy responses. This blog explores the efficacy of ‘child budgeting’ in public financial management (PFM) to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.… Read More ›
My main mistake as opposition leader in advocating broad-based tax reform in the early 1990s – as a key element of the Coalition’s Fightback campaign… Read More ›
Classic “pork barrel” theory, as originally developed by Weingast et al (1981), argues that larger legislatures lead to increased spending, especially on capital, and the… Read More ›
19 October 2018
The great strength of a Sovereign is the loyalty of His subj…
Income Tax should encourage physical workers to work and not…
If one is concerned about inequality (especially intergenera…
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The great strength of a Sovereign is the loyalty of His subj…
Income Tax should encourage physical workers to work and not…
If one is concerned about inequality (especially intergenera…