Fiscal Policy



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

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

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

Fiscal sustainability and optimal fiscal policy are central issues to demographic changes. Without reform, studies suggest that the current United States social security system will… Read More ›

Age-Dependent Risk Aversion: Re-Evaluating Fiscal Policy Impact of Population Ageing

A greater diversity of resources is needed in the energy mix. Biofuels are currently a minor component in the energy mix and this shortfall should… Read More ›

Biofuels, Ethanol and Tax Incentives

Equity is one of the metrics by which tax policy is traditionally analysed—this metric contemplates the fairness or justice of tax policy. Tax policy has… Read More ›

Can Tax Policy Create Sustainable Intergenerational Equity?

The 2020-21 Commonwealth Budget contained several temporary subsidy schemes to increase the employment and workforce skills of young people. Schemes included the JobMaker Hiring Credit… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2020] Training Subsidies and Market Failures

The 2020-21 Federal Budget assumes the next 12 months will be a dream journey of economic healing and recovery. A number of dramatic measures and… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2020] Dream Budget or Not?

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