Video: Post Budget Policy Forum by Sir Roland Wilson Foundation

Government budgets are about more than the annual division of the money cake between government departments, policies and programs. While this is important because it… Read More ›

Australian Government Tax and Transfer Consultations and Submissions Currently Open

Treasury: Protecting Your Super package, closing on Tuesday 29 May 2018.   Senate Economics Legislation Committee: Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 4) Bill 2018,… Read More ›

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 ›