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Record tax receipts, record outlays yet back to surplus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... another way, indirect taxes make up just 24% of total Government receipts, including the $66 billion raised through the Goods and Services Tax. In comparison, it's worth reminding ourselves that opportunistic initiatives such as the bank levy raised ...

Chief economist update: BOJ exit last year, BOJ easing this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... per the National Accounts report, "...exports had a negative contribution of 0.3 percentage points." Although exports of goods and services rose by 0.9% in the December quarter (after a 1.4% fall in the third quarter), imports grew by more - up by 2.7% ...

Chief economist update: Where sentiment goes, there too is spending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... larger real income to spend but declining inflation expectations could sway then into deferring spending until prices of goods and services cheapen some more. At the end of the day: "The data suggest that the Fed will find it even harder to justify another ...

Chief economist update: Euro contagion redux?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... would be transmitted through trade in as much as Europe's biggest trading partner is Europe. As per the EU, "Trade in goods and services between EU Member States accounts for over two thirds of the overall trade of EU Member States". And here, we ...

Former ambassador assesses US-China trade deal

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... of deal - to postpone the tariffs or maybe in some time, to get a lighter agreement on Chinese purchases of agricultural goods, energy and foreign investment rules," Thawley said. "What we also know right now is that any deal will not fix the trade deficit ...

Hayne targets superannuation employer connections

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... Section 68A of the SIS Act provides that a trustee of an RSE or an associate of a trustee must not supply or offer to supply goods or services to a person on the condition that one or more of the employees of the person will be, or will apply or agree ...

No-deal Brexit prolongs market uncertainty

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
The landslide defeat of Prime Minister Theresa May's UK divorce deal overnight hasn't rattled the global share markets, but investment experts remain cautious. The House of Commons rejected May's proposed exit strategy by an overwhelming ...

Chief economist update: Safe as burning houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... construction territory (42.6) in November; and, despite the better-than expected November retail sales report, household goods retailing increased by a mere 0.1% (year-on-year) from 3.4% in the previous month. This is but part of housing's large ...

Super funds defend $5bn infrastructure investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... barrier to competition in an important market, the supply of port services, which has significant implications for the cost of goods across the economy, not just in NSW. The impact of any lessening of competition is ultimately borne by consumers," Sims ...

Chief economist update: The Middle Kingdom's middling growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
... 12-month business outlook in October, the level of positive sentiment fell across both manufacturers and service providers. At goods producers, optimism descended to an 11-month low, while service providers signalled the weakest level of confidence since ...