Australian Government to Scrap ParentsNext

The Australian Government last week announced it would abolish the controversial ParentsNext program from 1 July 2024 and replace it with a new voluntary program.… Read More ›

Report: Commitment and Progress Still Needed to Achieve Full Exchange of Information Potential for Asia

Published during the opening sessions of the fourth meeting of the Asia Initiative, held in New Delhi, India, Tax Transparency in Asia 2023: Asia Initiative… Read More ›

PBO Budget Explainer: How Is Super Taxed?

This explainer, published by the Australian Parliament Budget Office (PBO), is the first in a 2-part series about taxes on superannuation (or super). Unlike most… Read More ›

New Zealand Treasury Papers: Tax and Transfer and Economic Distribution

Tax and Transfer Progressivity in New Zealand: Part 1 Methodology Author: Benjamin Ching This note is the first in a two-part series that seeks to… Read More ›

IMF Fiscal Monitor Report: On the Path to Policy Normalization

The report discusses how public finances have fluctuated with multiple shocks since the pandemic, characterized by atypical growth, inflation dynamics, and fiscal support to mitigate… Read More ›

New Zealand Inland Revenue: High-Wealth Individuals Research Project Report

The taxation of top income earners or high-wealth individuals has been the subject of considerable research in international literature over recent years. One area of… Read More ›

Politicians, Advocates and Prominent Australians Call for JobSeeker Increase in Federal Budget

Labor MPs Alicia Payne, Louise Miller-Frost, Michelle Ananda-Raja and Kate Thwaites, Liberal MP Bridget Archer, the Greens, and a wide range of independents and cross-bench… Read More ›

OECD: Double Blow for Workers as Inflation Drives Real Wages Down and Labour Taxes Up

Taxes on labour increased in 2022 as rising nominal wages pushed workers into higher tax brackets and reduced their eligibility for tax credits and cash… Read More ›

OECD Working Papers on Tax Incentives for R&D and Innovation

Design features of income-based tax incentives for R&D and innovation Authors: Ana Cinta González Cabral, Pierce O’Reilly, Silvia Appelt, Fernando Galindo-Rueda and Tibor Hanappi Tax… Read More ›

ANU CSRM Submission to Senate Inquiry into Income Management

Matthew Gray and Rob Bray from the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods (CSRM) have recently prepared a submission to the Senate Standing Committees… Read More ›