Fiscal Policy



In an era when big-bang tax reform is off the table, a coherent set of smaller reforms can contribute to budget repair while shoring up… Read More ›

Why the Stage Three Tax Cuts Should Be Replaced

On 25 July 2022, Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party Opposition in the United Kingdom gave a speech setting out his party’s plan… Read More ›

Coupling Economic Growth With Emissions Reductions in the US and UK

Recently, several of the members of British Parliament wishing to be considered to be the next Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister sought… Read More ›

The Tax Battle to Become UK’s Next Prime Minister

The Budget’s macroeconomic view is not mindful of my recent paper on fiscal policy. That paper predicts that, with most COVID restrictions on consumer spending… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2022] The Budget, Fiscal Policy and an Outbreak of Inflation

In some ways, the Budget to be brought down on March 29 will look as if the Covid pandemic never happened. The Stage 3 tax… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2022] A Free Lunch From Government Debt? It Certainly Looks That Way

The three decades of uninterrupted economic growth and the years of fiscal surpluses are over. Australia, along with the rest of the world, faces unprecedented… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2022] On the Limits of Fiscal Financing in Australia

Many governments are raising the eligibility age for retirement benefits in response to population ageing. These policies have been shown to reduce government spending and… Read More ›

The Unequal Burden of Australian Pension Reform

Public spending has mushroomed over the last two years as governments around the world struggle to cope with the health and economic fallout of the… Read More ›

Business as Usual or Breaking With the Past? IMF Tax Advice in the Covid-19 Era

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