Tax 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

Stamp duty is a significant component of the Australian taxation system. It accounts for around 20 per cent of state governments’ own-source revenue. At the… Read More ›

The Undesirable Vertical and Horizontal Inequity Effects of Stamp Duty

Carbon taxes can be a cost-effective way to address climate change. However, for successful implementation of carbon taxes, they must be accepted by the public.… Read More ›

Assessing Public Support for Carbon Taxes in Australia

The Intergenerational Report reveals growing disparities in wealth between generations. As expected, calls to address intergenerational inequality have followed. But focusing on intergenerational wealth disparity… Read More ›

Death Duties Would Level Up Generational Tax-Wealth Inequalities

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

I cannot remember a time when a government had such a virtually unconstrained capacity to spend to get re-elected – no big cuts, nor tax… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2021] This Was an Election Budget on Steroids

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

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