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That four-letter word

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... and growth in credit facilities, have encouraged many borrowers to take on bigger mortgages, and supplement the family budget with plastic. Economist Andrew Charlton claims in his book Ozonomics, released this year, that in the last five years, Australian ...

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 ...

ATO signs up debt collection heavyweights

... retirement savings," she said. The Tax Office was handed an additional $42 million over four years in this year's federal budget to establish and pay for the services of the panel. It expects to start referring parcels of debt for collection towards ...

SG payments made simpler

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... owing to their employees and penalties will still apply to those who did not make the payment on time. Under the 2007-08 Budget, the Federal Government provided $125.7 million in additional funding over four years to the Tax Office to improve its debt ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
... affect us," Mr Costello said. "But our banking sector is highly profitable, well capitalised, our economy is strong, and our budget is in a much better condition than America."

Retirement gets more expensive: ASFA

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
... live comfortably in retirement would now need around $48,000 a year, up from $44,733 in 2004, while those on a 'modest' budget need to spend approximately $26,000 a year, up from $24,000. A single person would need $18,000 for a modest lifestyle, and ...

Channel 3: Highlights from the 2007 ASFA Budget Luncheon

... thinks of Australia's retirement policies. In May this year, Stammer gave an entertaining and insightful speech at the ASFA Budget Luncheon regarding the 2007 budget and its economic implications. But instead of focusing on charts and numbers, Stammer ...

Surplus surpluses and soaring profits

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
... ever result when it releases its full year profit numbers later today. The Federal Government announced that the 2006-07-budget surplus came in $3.7billion over forecast at $17.3billion. $2 billion resulted from reduced spending and $1.7 billion from ...

Government in fund frenzy

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
... The government also confirmed yesterday it would take $7 billion of the just-announced $17.3 billion preliminary 06-07 budget surplus ($3.7 billion higher than expected) to put into the Future Fund. In an interview yesterday, Costello said, "This allocation ...

Howard flags infrastructure fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
... plans to establish an infrastructure fund similar to that proposed by the Labor party, with a minimum of one per cent of budget surpluses to go into the fund. The announcement came as part of his five-year plan, highlighting his goals if the Coalition ...