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Coalition will delay SG rise, abolish LICS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... needed." Abbott said these measures alone will produce nearly $5 billion a year in savings which "is more than enough for tax cuts without a carbon tax." He added that the pension increases announced by the government as part of the carbon tax package ...

Budget 2013-14 wrap up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... levy will increase by 0.5% from next year to offset the cost of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), some future tax cuts have been scrapped along with some other deductions and rebates, and the baby bonus will be phased out and rolled into the ...

A lesson against austerity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... lower interest rates. The Australian government hasn't learnt its economic lesson. It was spending big and handing out tax cuts when the economy was booming. It's now so worried about an economic slowdown that it's curtailing spending (except for the ...

Good US housing news gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... themselves. But the president has kept the door open to negotiations with Congress on possible legislation to continue payroll tax cuts and unemployment insurance, saying he will delay his vacation "as long as it takes". Republican speaker John Beohner ...

US equities a gateway to emerging markets

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... which would have seen it engage in an aggressive bond-buying spree, driving up the value of American equities. Bush-era tax cuts also end on 31 December, creating a $600bn budget black hole dubbed 'the fiscal cliff' that if not dealt with, has some analysts ...

Fundamentally challenged

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... programme to December 31st, the Fed accentuates the stimulus withdrawal syndrome scheduled to begin on that date. The Bush tax cuts and payroll-tax cut expire then, and the sequester of automatic spending cuts takes effect on January 2nd. Should we add ...

BRIC slows on Europe woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... weakened to a mere 0.8% in the year to the first quarter after peaking at a 9.1% rate in the first quarter of 2010 despite tax cuts and a 4% reduction in interest rates since August last year. While Russia's growth accelerated to 4.9% in the first quarter ...

Govt launch MRRT super site

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... contributions. Swan said the changes will also boost the nation's pool of savings by $500bn by 2035 and will provide tax cuts for business and investment in infrastructure. "All Australians deserve to share in the benefits of the mining boom," said the ...

Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... recovery will lead to lower deficits and debt in coming years." Where would America be now without TARP and/or the Bush tax cuts and/or the cash for clunkers, and or QEs 1 and 2? So why is everyone and sundry demanding the opposite of Greece? Why? Why? ...

The good, the bad and the whatever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... speculate on President Obama's job creation proposal. You know the one - the one where he plans to spend US$450 billion in tax cuts and public infrastructure. Too early, not because it's needed or not needed, but because it'll be bog down by debates ...