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Treasury warns on global recovery

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2003
... Australia enjoys the concurrent combination of unemployment below six per cent and inflation below three per cent," Mr Howard said. Wages had risen but increases in productivity kept inflation subdued. New figures show Australia's jobs boom was set to ...

Howard says no need for further rate hikes

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2003
... further increase rates. Hours after the bank increased rates by 0.25 percentage points, the first increase in 16 months, Mr Howard said he did not see any reason for any further major lifts. "Given Australia's strong economic fundamentals, there is no ...

PM flags tax cuts for high income earners

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2003
... dependant on whether money was available in the Budget. "I agree that the top rate comes in at too low a level of income," Mr Howard told radio 3AW. "I've said this before and there's nothing new in the argument that it would be a good idea that as people's ...

Australia looks for free trade deal with US; Thailand deal announced

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2003
... John Howard says a Free Trade Agreement with Thailand will particularly benefit the Australian car and wine industries. Mr Howard has told ABC Radio the deal is tremendous for Australia, and particularly beneficial for the motor manufacturing and wine ...

PM Howard says states should reduce stamp duty

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2003
... government collected more stamp duty from its six million constituents than the British government did from its 60 million. Mr Howard said the Federal Government also had reaped millions from bracket creep, but said it gave some back to the public in ...
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