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Morning Market Wrap: Market likely to follow weak offshore indices

... Representatives standing committee on economics, finance and public administration today, while Federal Treasurer Peter Costello will release the 2003/04 budget mid-year economic and fiscal outlook. All Ordinaries 3232.1 +0.2 NASDAQ 1937.82 -30.98 Dow ...

Government to review aspects of income tax self-assessment: Costello

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has announced a Government decision to review aspects of the income tax self-assessment system which will examine whether the right balance has been struck between protecting the rights of individual taxpayers and protecting ...

Costello appoints Ross Cameron to assist in financial market policy process

The Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has appointed the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Ross Cameron to assist him in handling matters in relation to financial market conduct, disclosure and supervision, corporate governance, consumer affairs ...

Costello announces new appointment to ACCC deputy chair

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has announced the appointment of Louise Sylvan as the Deputy Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for the term commencing 6 November 2003 and concluding 31 July 2008. \"Ms Sylvan recently ...

Costello announces appointments to FSAC

The Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has announced the appointments of Axiss Australia executive general manager David Kent and AXA Asia-Pacific Holdings group chief executive Les Owen to the Financial Sector Advisory Council (FSAC). He also announced ...

Australian tax burden less than OECD average: Costello

... 36.9% and represents a decrease of 1.4% in Australia's total taxation level from 2000," said Federal Treasurer Peter Costello. "Australia held its place as one of the lowest taxed OECD countries despite declining tax burdens in many other OECD countries ...

CPI within the medium-term inflation target band: Costello

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has said that the latest CPI data shows that inflation remains moderate with the 0.6 per cent increase in the September quarter and the 2.6% increase for the year to September reflecting that the CPI is within the medium-term ...

Shareholders to get chance to vote on executive payouts

... $100,000, much less than the Government proposed following the collapse of HIH, Enron and WorldCom. Federal Treasurer Peter Costello said the ninth round of corporate law and economic reforms would boost auditors' independence and make businesses more ...

Domestic economy to continue fast growth: IMF outlook

... favourably on Australia's sound fiscal position, noting that public debt continues to be paid down," Federal Treasurer Peter Costello said. "The good performance of the Australian economy has occurred against a backdrop of weak global demand, an extensive ...

Federal Treasurer Costello indicates that the economy is very strong

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello said that today's job figures indicated that the domestic economy was very strong. Official figures which revealed that the jobless rate is at a 13-year low at just 5.8 per cent. "It indicates that the domestic economy ...