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The United Kingdom is gearing up to hold a general election on 12 December. The three main political parties have released their election manifestos and… Read More ›

It has been ten years since the Henry Tax Review was published. Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry, who authored the report, recently spoke to ABC… Read More ›

Tax revenues in advanced economies reached a plateau during 2018, with almost no change seen since 2017, according to new OECD research. This ends the… Read More ›

The Tax and Transfer Policy Institute has recently written a detailed report on Australian state and territories taxes and their elasticities (of revenue bases) for… Read More ›

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has completed the first segment of its investigation under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The investigation… Read More ›

The Commonwealth Grants Commission is currently conducting a complete review of the methodology underlying its advice to Government on the relative fiscal capacity of States… Read More ›

Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee (Senate) Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Tax Transparency in Procurement and Grants) Bill 2019 The bill proposes amendments… Read More ›

OECD Taxation Working Papers No. 46 Exchange of Information and Bank Deposits in International Financial Centres Authors: Pierce O’Reilly Kevin Parra Ramirez Michael A. Stemmer… Read More ›

The National Union of Students, YOUNG Campaigns, and the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) have launched a joint report exposing the alarming rates of… Read More ›

(Un)Taxing Child-Care: Boosting Choice and Labour Supply through Subsidised & Tax-Deductible Child-Care in Australia Authors: Rosalind Dixon, Richard Holden & Melissa Vogt (UNSW New Economic… Read More ›