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Entries for April 2008
25 April 2008
AS a result of reforms implemented by the Coalition in July 2000 (which Labor opposed), dozens of inefficient taxes have been or soon will be eliminated, as long as the Labor states honour their commitments.
The list includes wholesale sales tax, fi... Read more
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25 April 2008
AS a result of reforms implemented by the Coalition in July 2000 (which Labor opposed), dozens of inefficient taxes have been or soon will be eliminated, as long as the Labor states honour their commitments.
The list includes wholesale sales tax, fi... Read more
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24 April 2008
As I have said many times, inflation is a serious economic issue especially in an economy like ours with high growth and low unemployment. In fact inflation is too serious and too complex an issue to be mismanaged and misrepresented by Wayne ... Read more
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10 April 2008
The drastic decline in consumer confidence should come as a final warning to the Rudd Government to stop talking down the economy.
According to the Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment, released today, confidence is at its lowest ... Read more
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8 April 2008
I have asked distinguished economist Henry Ergas to conduct an examination of the many taxes in Australia at various levels of Government and to report to the Opposition on options for reforming the tax system.
Today I release the terms of r... Read more
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2 April 2008
Wayne Swan has been claiming credit for this year's tax cuts as a great example of Labor's concern for the battlers. Yet in truth not only are the tax cuts this year a photocopy of the Coalition's election tax policy, but over the last three years th... Read more
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