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Tax miners, major corporates to tackle housing shortage: CFMEU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) is calling for the introduction of a $28 billion annual super profits tax to close the gap in social and affordable housing. The CFMEU commissioned Oxford Independent Economics to ...

Chief economist update: Euro contagion redux?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... (slow/receding growth and high inflation) - but generally, slowing growth begets slowing inflation. Not surprisingly, the EU Commission expects inflation to moderate to 1.4% in 2019 (from 1.7% last year) before picking up to 1.5% in 2020. These compare ...

Eurozone to craft a reforms roadmap

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... according to recent reports. European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi, European Union president Herman Van Rompuy, EU Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso and Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker were tasked last month with drafting a reforms roadmap. ...

Economist and former EU commissioner appointed Italian PM designate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
Europe has heaved a collective sigh of relief with the news former EU commissioner Mario Monti will take over the reins as Italy's new designate leader, following the resignation of disgraced Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi last week. Monti, a respected ...

Rewarding wishful thinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
European financial markets are happy once more. And at this point in time, when Europe is happy everyone applauds. They're gleeful because there are reports out - again! - that their top moneymen are dangling another carrot, nay the hope for another ...

The road to ruin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... against budget consolidation targets. 2. The increased likelihood that Greece's supporters (the IMF, ECB and the EU Commission, together known as the "Troika") will, at some point in the future, require the participation of private creditors in a ...
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