COAG Outcomes: States Reject Proposal for State Income Tax

The proposal was put forward as a way to deal with the vertical fiscal imbalance and increase state autonomy. All states except WA opposed the… Read More ›

OECD Releases Inaugural Publication: Revenue Statistics in Africa

The report contains internationally comparable revenue data for eight African countries, accounting for almost a quarter of Africa’s total GDP: Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritius, Morocco, Rwanda,… Read More ›

Event 19-20 May: Conference on Gender Budgeting at GCU

The conference will be held at Glasgow Caledonian University. The topics covered will include advocacy, adoption and advances of gender budgeting in the devolved governments… Read More ›

Grattan Institute Releases HELP for the Future Report

The report outlines suggestions to create a fairer system of repayment. More information and a link to the report can be found here.

Public Lecture Thursday April 21: From Colony to Superpower, American Growth and Inequality

The FH Gruen Public Lecture will be given by Professor Williamson, a Laird Bell Professor of Economics, emeritus, Harvard University; Honorary Fellow, Department of Economics, University of… Read More ›

Cashless Debit Card for Welfare Payments Trial Begins in South Australia

The card aims to limit the purchase of alcohol, spending on gambling and use of illicit substances using welfare payments. The use of the card… Read More ›

ATO Releases Tax Transparency Report 2013-14

The Report aims to create tax transparency for large corporate entities. The Report will include total income, taxable income and income tax payable for these… Read More ›

Turnbull Announces Budget to be Handed Down Tuesday May 3

ADC Finds RoK, PRC and Taiwan Found to be Circumventing Australian Steel Tariffs

The Anti-Dumping Commission found that the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China were circumventing tariffs by slightly modifying steel imports to… Read More ›

UK Budget 2016: Levy on Soft Drinks to Fund School Sports

Details here.