Fiscal Policy



While the budget did not announce any much-needed tax reform, it does have two noteworthy aspects from a medium-term perspective. First, it introduces the re-designed… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2024: Personal Income Tax Cuts and Fiscal Policy

Before the budget the Australian Government announced a new program, Future Made in Australia. The program’s main objective is to provide substantial government financial assistance… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2024: Future Made in Australia

After weeks of confected outrage from many parts of the media and Coalition, the Albanese government has moved on its proposed Stage 3 tax cuts… Read More ›

We Need a Real Conversation About Tax Reform

In recent years, the global oil market has navigated not only a complex landscape of fluctuating prices and changing production dynamics but also the impacts… Read More ›

To Tax or to Spend? Australia’s Tax Policy Options in Times of Unexpected Oil Price Surges

At what point is there ‘too much of a good thing’ with crisis cash transfers? This is an important question for future economic shocks, whether… Read More ›

Too Much of a Good Thing? Australian Cash Transfer Replacement Rates During the Pandemic

In last year’s Budget Forum, I forecast that excessive fiscal stimulus during COVID would lead to an outbreak of inflation and called for tighter fiscal… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2023: Inflation Forecast, Fiscal Policy and Personal Income Tax Rates

On Budget night, Treasurer Jim Chalmers claimed that the Government’s measures would reduce inflation. Budget Paper No. 1 also makes the following claim about the… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2023: Will the Budget Reduce Inflation?

Globally, there has been a revival of the social contract in both domestic and international fiscal matters. This is not surprising given the ongoing financial… Read More ›

A Fiscal Exploration of the Social Contract in Times of Crisis – Financially Sound or Unfair to the Taxpayers?

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