Podcast: Interview with TTPI Director Robert Breunig on Budget 2018

Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison unveiled the third Turnbull Government Budget on Tuesday 8 May. Headline announcements included up to $530 in tax relief for millions of… Read More ›

New AHURI Report – Asset Portfolio Retirement Decisions: The Role of the Tax and Transfer System

The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) has published a new report from the Inquiry into pathways to housing tax reform. Final Report No.… Read More ›

ANU CRSM Models the Distributional Effects of Budget 2018-19 Personal Tax Cuts

Modelling of the 2018-19 Federal Budget Personal Income Tax Measures Authors: Associate Professor Ben Phillips, Richard Webster, Professor Matthew Gray, ANU Centre for Social Research… Read More ›

PBO Releases: 2018-19 Budget Snapshot and Policy Costing on Dividend Imputation Credit Refunds

2018-19 Budget Snapshot The ‘2018-19 Budget Snapshot’ by the Parliamentary Budget Office illustrates key features of the budget, presenting 15 figures on the underlying cash… Read More ›

ACOSS Says 2018 Budget Lets Down People on Low Incomes

Taxpayers have been deemed winners in the 2018 Budget with the Government’s seven-year plan to cut income taxes. But the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has criticised… Read More ›

Economic Society of Australia Poll Results – Reduce Government Debt or Provide Tax Cuts?

The latest Economic Society of Australia’s National Economic Panel (NEP) poll gathers the views of the panellists on two budget strategy propositions: Proposition 1: Slowing the growth… Read More ›

Budget 2018-19: Key Points

This evening Treasurer Scott Morrison delivers the Budget 2018-19 in the House of Representatives. It is widely seen as the government’s last budget before the… Read More ›

Budget 2018: Tax Cut on Craft Beer

In the lead up to Budget 2018-19, the Australian Government has announced last week that excise rates on small kegs of beer would be cut… Read More ›

New TTPI Working Paper on Social Policy Inquiries in Australia

TTPI Working Paper 8/2018: Social policy inquiries in Australia: the Henderson Poverty Inquiry in context By Sue Regan and David Stanton Abstract: This paper situates… Read More ›

2018 Post-budget Forums in Canberra and ANU

On Tuesday 8 May 2018, Treasurer Scott Morrison will be tabling the Budget 2018-19 in the House of Representatives. The Budget will be released at… Read More ›