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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
... per cent from a year ago. The biggest monthly fall in confidence since September 2005 indicates that the massive income tax cuts announced in the May Budget failed to eased consumer anxiety due to higher borrowing costs - from the RBA's recent rate hike ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
... sentiment survey will be released, the first such survey to encompass this month's interest rate hike and the budget tax cuts. NEW YORK - US stocks fell as lackluster results from retailers overshadowed inflation data suggesting the Federal Reserve could ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006
... consumer sentiment will gauge the market's net reaction to the conflicting influence of the RBA rate hike and the income tax cuts announced in the May Budget.

Budget to pave the way for better advice: Stammer

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
... well and some others will exit the industry." But Stammer also admitted the budget brought with it surprises, such as tax cuts that were "too generous" in areas, including the upper income bracket, and not enough surplus expenditure on childcare and ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
... projected $231.6 billion in revenues. The major highlight of the government's spending is the $36.7 billion worth of income tax cuts. While the budget has been welcomed by nearly all sectors of the economy, it also brought out concerns regarding the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
... cent higher at 5390. Later today, the markets will react to last night's federal budget, which included across-the-board tax cuts and more help for families. NEW YORK - Optimism that the US Federal Reserve will signal a pause in nearly two years of interest-rate ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
... Costello will announce his 11th Budget tonight in Canberra where the government is expected to deliver across-the-board tax cuts, increased welfare spending and increase funding for infrastructure development. Expectations of a generous fiscal boost ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
... Federal Budget - to be delivered tomorrow - proves correct. The Treasury is expected to announce across-the-board income tax cuts, increased family benefits and greater spending on infrastructure, education and health among other sweeteners. While any ...

Call for personal tax cuts to plug company tax loophole

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2006
A push to cut top income tax rates was flagged this week as the Board of Taxation chairman, Dick Warburton, said such a reduction would stop people channelling personal income into company coffers. Warburton recently co-authored a report comparing Australia's ...

Tax cuts will trigger rates hike: Economists

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2006
... rates on hold for the 13th month in a row, but Access Economics tips that rates will go north following any possible tax cuts in in May's budget announcement. Access Economics director, Chris Richardson, said while there has been a tussle in inflation ...