Government Budgets



Many governments provide tax concessions for private pension contributions. These concessions are designed to increase households’ self-reliance in retirement and reduce government expenditure on public… Read More ›

Do Caps on Superannuation Tax Breaks Really Improve the Budget?

The 2022-23 Federal Budget was released in a time of crisis across much of the country, and volunteers have been on the front lines. And… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2022] Budget Reveals No Plan for Disaster Volunteering

Yet another rorts scandal is swirling around the federal government, dubbed the ‘car park rorts’ affair. The Auditor-General has reported that a $389 million car… Read More ›

The ‘Car Park Rorts’ Affair and Grants Regulation in Australia: How Can We Fix the System?

When the coronavirus hit in 2020, almost USD 14 trillion was committed globally in initial government responses to the pandemic. This was often done by… Read More ›

A COVID-19 Check for the Budget System

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

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

The greatest threats to the sustainability of our economic recovery are spin, complacency and policy inaction. The federal budget will be determinate in this. Sure,… Read More ›

Budget Courage Needed to Sustain Recovery

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?

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