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Govt needs six votes to pass pension changes

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... Currently it has the support of the Liberal Democratic Party and Family First. It is understood that Labor will support the 2% deficit levy on people with incomes above $180,000.

International media question Australia's "austerity budget"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... countries, Australia is doing relatively well" and added that "this is not Greece, Portugal or Spain." Australia's budget deficit is about 3% of its gross domestic product (GDP), public debt is less than 20% of GDP and unemployment is 5.8%. "You look ...

Masseurs Tony and Joey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... conservative forecasts, in turn, give the government a more credible path towards achieving its target of reducing the deficit and onwards towards a surplus. The underlying budget deficit is expected to narrow from 3.1% of GDP in fiscal year 2013/14 ...

Budget speech 2014 -15

... case. The changes to the Budget I have announced tonight will significantly improve the budget bottom line. The Budget deficit will fall from its current $49.9 billion to $29.8 billion next year. It will then fall to a deficit of $2.8 billion in 2017-18. ...

Industry prepares for Abbott's first budget

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Age pension eligibility, infrastructure and the deficit look likely to take prominent position in tonight's budget, described by Prime Minister Tony Abbott as bringing "pain with purpose." However, superannuation and financial services are expected ...

New business targets investors' bad habits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... equities, a strong attachment to property and a very high allocation to cash. In its attempt to address this knowledge deficit, BFA is currently targeting financial advisers and brokers, offering a one-day accreditation program in Melbourne and Sydney ...

Bored to zzz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... don't even want to join the discussion about the recommendations of the National Commission of Audit that includes the deficit "levy" (not tax) and the "end of the age of entitlement" cuts to welfare for I cannot be sure for sure how many of 'em recommendations ...

YBR adds 13 branches to its network

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... quarter, which represents a 143% increase compared to the first quarter of 2013. Overall, the company's net operating deficit reached $1.47 million, including net underwriter outflows of $0.36 million. "Net underwriter inflows and outflows arise as a ...

Japan's 1997 deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... past 12 months ended March, imports increased by 2.4% in volume terms and by 17.3% in value terms, sending Japan's trade deficit soaring to A¥1.446 trillion. In so much as net exports - exports minus imports - figures in the calculation of gross domestic ...

FoFA amendments undermine confidence in advisers: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... Abbott refused to rule out that the government was preparing to introduce a levy on high incomes to reduce Australia's deficit. "We are going to do it in ways which are faithful to the commitments that we made to the Australian people, but we are not ...