Australian Government Tax and Transfer Consultations and Submissions Currently Open

Treasury: Petroleum Resource Rent Tax: Review of Gas Transfer Pricing arrangements, closes on Friday 14 June 2019 On 2 November 2018, the Government announced the Government’s… Read More ›

NATSEM Policy Note: How Does the Budget Affect Us?

The National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) at the University of Canberra has released their modelling of the impacts of the 2019 Budget.… Read More ›

ATO Taxation Statistics 2016-17 Released

Latest edition of Taxation Statistics has been released by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) on last Friday. Taxation Statistics is an annual publication that presents… Read More ›

T20 Taskforce Aims to Increase the Effectiveness and Fairness of Pension Systems

THINK 20, or T20, is the research and policy advice network for the G20. For Japan’s G20 presidency in 2019, the T20 network is focused… Read More ›

Australian Budget 2019-20: $7.1 Billion Surplus Forecast and More Tax Cuts

Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg tabled his maiden Budget, which is also the Coalition Government’s last budget before the upcoming federal election, in Parliament today evening.… Read More ›

ACOSS: Bringing Forward Tax Cuts Would Worsen Inequality; Newstart Increase a Better Alternative

The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has released a new analysis on the impact on households of tax cuts and lifting Newstart Allowance, conducted… Read More ›

IMF Calls for New Approach to International Corporate Taxation

Last week, Christine Lagarde, managing director of the IMF, called for a new approach to international corporate taxation. Speaking at the Peterson Institute for International… Read More ›

Latest OECD and ECLAC Reports: Revenue Statistics and Panorama in Latin America and the Caribbean

Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2019 The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released its latest revenue statistics report for Latin America… Read More ›

New OECD Survey on Social Policy ‘A Wake-up Call for Policy Makers’: Gurría

The Risks that Matter Survey by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development polled a representative sample of 22,000 adults in 21 OECD countries in… Read More ›

Australian Government to Expand and Extend Cashless Debit Card Scheme of Welfare Quarantining

The Minister for Families and Social Services, Mr Paul Fletcher, has announced the Australian Government’s expansion and extension of the cashless debit card, with Income… Read More ›