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Investors must look further than US: J.P. Morgan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... great again' he has publicly advocated for increased infrastructure spending, a reduction in corporate regulation, and tax cuts to boost economic growth. Craig predicts this will lead to overall economic momentum over the next few years. However, Trump's ...

MYEFO: Surplus of promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... look at the goodwill and raised growth expectations engendered by President-elect Trump's promised fiscal largesse - tax cuts and infrastructure building and rebuilding - on the US economy...one that also gave the Fed the green light to proceed with ...

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... and now (if not yesterday) is precisely the right time to spend when interest rates are at a bargain. More jobs - and tax cuts -- beget more income begets increased spending - and tax cuts -- begets better sales and profits begets higher stock prices ...

Trump bigger than Brexit

ALEX BURKE, DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... risk than Brexit. "We are not dealing with a leading nation having to unravel a complex economic agreement. Further the tax cuts will provide a significant boost to earnings and stimulus in the largest economy in the world. We see US earnings higher ...

Labor supports tax cuts

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen has said Labor will support tax cuts for small business and the government's move to address income tax bracket creep. The Labor front bencher said his party would support tax cut for small businesses from 28.5% down to ...

Ten-year enterprise tax plan to benefit SMEs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
Financial advisers and superannuation industry service providers are likely to be the main beneficiaries of company tax cuts in the 2016/17 Budget. From 1 July 2016 the small business tax rate will be lowered to 27.5% and the turnover threshold for ...

We can do better for women in retirement: Senator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... back to work. McAllister said The Australia Institute has calculated that women enjoyed only a 32% share of the income tax cuts dealt out since 2005. McAllister said Australia also needs more women doing the preliminary economic thinking that goes into ...

Industry bodies attack SG freeze speculation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... fund members, reduce national savings and increase pension outlays. Speculation that such a measure would pay for income tax cuts is absurd. There would not be one dollar of savings in the budget forward estimates, and only a modest $500 million saving ...

FSC calls for 22% company tax

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... drive better fiscal accountability. Indexing the tax thresholds also prevents compensation given to households through tax cuts from being whittled away by bracket creep." The FSC said another benefit of a lower company tax rate of 22% will be a reduction ...

ISA launches super tax plan

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... example, be directed elsewhere in the economy to make it work more efficiently? Could they, for instance, be directed to tax cuts elsewhere, to encourage participation, productivity and growth? "These are important questions for all of us as we think ...