Resource Rent Taxes



Difficult judgments are required when increasing taxes on projects that were commissioned under an existing regime. These were the judgments that the government had to… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2023: Labor Could and Should Have Gone Stronger on the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax

Energy justice is a 21st century concept that has emerged in research across many academic disciplines. For law, energy justice often refers to the application… Read More ›

The Importance of Energy Justice for Oil and Gas Taxation

In April 2022, the Greens launched the final component of their ‘Tycoon Tax‘ policy, which concerns the petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT). It is part… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2022] Why Not Repeal the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax and Levy a Royalty for Offshore Gas?

So worried is the government about the meagre income it is getting from gas during the middle of Australia’s biggest gas export boom that it… Read More ›

In the Midst of an LNG Export Boom, Why Are We Getting so Little for Our Gas?

Tax incentives, also known as tax breaks, tax exemptions, tax holidays and tax concessions, are preferential tax treatments provided to selected groups of taxpayers. This… Read More ›

Petroleum Industry Tax Incentives and Energy Policy Implications

The government’s surprise move to address the way tax revenue is collected for gas projects is a welcome reform, but Australia still has a long… Read More ›

Tax Reform on Gas Is Welcome, But Other Difficult Issues Lie Ahead

Conventional wisdom has it that countries reliant on natural resource exports are particularly vulnerable to external shocks. Their economies usually depend on a small range… Read More ›

Political Resource Curse: What Does Natural Resource Dependence Do to Public Revenue?

Resources usually give the budget a healthy boost in economic boom times but the government could be reaping more revenue if it changed the way… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2018: The Government Could Be Boosting the Budget Bottom Line with a Change to How It Taxes Gas

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