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Another rabbit out of the hat

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
... yesterday with the announcement. The Government's new tax policy, with substantial tax cuts over and above those in the May Budget is largely targeted at low and middle-income earners. With the economy ticking along nicely for some time, some might wonder ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
... Government is expected to announce a revised estimate of the State budget above the $1.27 billion already forecast from the May budget, a survey by BankWest and the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry found that in all 16 areas examined respondents scoring ...

Full steam ahead for super strategies: Navigator

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2006
... the money tax-free until you're 60," Breckon said. "However, the proposed changes to superannuation savings in the May Budget could add real muscle to your future savings and your future lifestyle." The changes equated to a tax-free lump sum for those ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
... (reported by the ABS last week) will further lower housing affordability which is already near record lows. While the May Budget income tax cuts should provide some offset, it remains to be seen whether the extra funds in taxpayers pockets is sufficient ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
... biggest monthly fall in confidence since September 2005 indicates that the massive income tax cuts announced in the May Budget failed to eased consumer anxiety due to higher borrowing costs - from the RBA's recent rate hike - and the persistently high ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
... biggest monthly fall in confidence since September 2005 indicates that the massive income tax cuts announced in the May Budget failed to eased consumer anxiety due to higher borrowing costs - from the RBA's recent rate hike - and the persistently high ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006
... week's correction. The continued rally in global commodity prices and the generous fiscal stimulus handed down in the May Budget supported market sentiment for domestic shares. However, there are nagging concerns that it is these same factors - rising ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
... by 1.5 per cent in April. The latest employment and job ads data were taken before the recent RBA rate hike and the May Budget and it is still too early to assess the impact of the latest monetary and fiscal changes on the Australian labour market. In ...

Daily Economic Update

... wages would follow. These, along with the expected reduction in personal income taxes expected to be announced in the May Budget, would increase pressure on the RBA to lift interest rates. However, household spending would be constrained by high petrol ...

IFSA to pressure Government for super tax breaks

... sufficient. And while rumors circulate that there could be a Costello-led charge towards dropping the tax rate in the May budget announcement, Gilbert said the move could deter superannuation savings. "If you reduce marginal tax rates, without dropping ...