Treasury Releases 2018 Tax Benchmarks and Variations Statement

The Australian Treasury has released the 2018 Tax Benchmarks and Variations Statement (previously, the Tax Expenditures Statement) which supplements other Government publications by providing annual… Read More ›

Registrations Open: Australian Gender Economics Workshop 2019

The Women in Economics Network (WEN), in partnership with RMIT University, will host the second Australian Gender Economics Workshop (AGEW) in Melbourne, Australia, on 13-15… Read More ›

Treasury Consultations on Sharing Economy and Mutually-Owned ADIs

Implementing a reporting regime for sharing economy platform providers, closes on 22 February 2019 In the 2018-19 Budget, the Government announced that it will consult… Read More ›

TTPI Working Paper on the Gender Effect of Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers

TTPI Working Paper 1/2019 Impact of intergovernmental fiscal transfers on gender equality in India: an empirical analysis Authors: Janet G. Stotsky, Former Economist, International Monetary… Read More ›

OECD Social Expenditure Update 2019

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has just released the latest update of social spending in OECD countries. Key findings include: Public social… Read More ›

IMF World Economic Outlook Update: Advanced Economies Need to Boost Productivity and Inclusion before Downturn

The International Monetary Fund has released an update to its latest World Economic Outlook forecasts, with signs of a slowdown in the second half of… Read More ›

Universal Public Services Key in Tackling Poverty and Inequality: Oxfam

Oxfam International has released the report ‘Public Good or Private Wealth’ in the lead up to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. The study… Read More ›

ATO-Commissioned Report Estimates Annual Tax Sheltering from Trusts At Over $1 Billion

By 2022, it is expected that over 1 million trusts will exist in Australia. As part of its ongoing program of work as a member… Read More ›

New IMF Study of 80 Countries Asks: How Much Should You Save for Retirement?

‘The Future of Saving: The Role of Pension System Design in an Aging World’, IMF Staff Discussion Note 19/01. The Staff Discussion Note explores how… Read More ›

Treasury Consultation on Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle Bills

The Government has released for public consultation two bills that implement the tax and regulatory components of the CCIV regime and their related explanatory materials.… Read More ›