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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2006
... the day investors will be looking for an announcement on the replacement chief executive for Woolworths, while Peter Costello continues his national tour in Sydney. NEW YORK - US stocks tumbled, with the Nasdaq suffering its longest losing streak in ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello unveiled his 11th Budget last night, delivering a fiscal surplus worth around $11.9 billion. According to the 2006/2007 Budget Papers, the government plans to spend $219.7 billion of its projected $231.6 billion in revenues. ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
... budget and tomorrow night's monetary policy deliberation by the US Federal Reserve. Australian Federal Treasurer Peter Costello will announce his 11th Budget tonight in Canberra where the government is expected to deliver across-the-board tax cuts, increased ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
... Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was four points lower at 5335. Later today, Federal Treasurer Peter Costello will unveil his 11th budget, with families set to be the big winner. NEW YORK - US stocks barely budged on Monday as caution ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2006
... shareholders. From an economic perspective the Reserve Bank of Australia bulletin is released today while Treasurer Peter Costello speaks in Sydney. NEW YORK - US stocks rose modestly as solid earnings from companies, including Yahoo and United Technologies ...

Call for personal tax cuts to plug company tax loophole

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2006
... recently co-authored a report comparing Australia's tax income system with international systems for Treasurer Peter Costello, ahead of May's Budget. The report revealed that Australia's top marginal tax rate, capital gains tax on shares held over a ...

Industry groups ecstatic over red tape rationalisation proposals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2006
... falling over themselves to applaud government proposals to rationalise government red tape. Last week the Treasurer, Peter Costello announced a range of reforms designed to monitor, control and reduce government red tape that in recent years has grown ...

Tax reform calls often about welfare not tax: Costello

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2006
... Treasurer is working hard to manage the expectations coming out of it. In an interview yesterday on SKY, Treasurer Peter Costello said that the real debate is not so much about tax reform as it is about reforming welfare payments, particularly the interaction ...

SG is a tax: Tax Inquiry

... just-announced tax inquiry may lead to the unthinkable - an attack on the 9 per cent Super Guarantee (SG). Treasurer Peter Costello has just announced a broad review of taxation in Australia so the government can get clear figures comparing our taxation ...

Government moves to dampen super tax cut heat

... government seems concerned enough with the reaction Minchin's weekend comments have stirred that now Treasurer Peter Costello has said that, "He didn't call for the scrapping of the contributions tax and I think there was some over-excited reportage ...