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Daniel Mulino takes over financial services portfolio

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... fresh perspective. "Rather than making piecemeal changes, we call on the Albanese government to undertake long-term tax reform in its second term. We stand ready to work closely with Dr Mulino through what we hope will be a period of renewal and reform," ...

Spender criticises Labor's 'lack of urgency' on advice reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... fairly well-worn path to the Assistant Treasurer's door to talk about the issues related to financial advice and tax reform, because these are issues that matter to me."

Taxes and housing dominate election race

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... worse rather than better." CA ANZ's chief executive Ainslie van Onselen said the policies fail to deliver meaningful tax reform and said both parties need to do more. "As we have called out in numerous submissions, the time has well and truly come for ...

AustralianSuper warns outdated tax laws will hurt returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... costly and complex obligation requirements that are ultimately borne by members," the fund said. AustralianSuper's final tax reform proposal was for funds to be referenced in tax treaties. AustralianSuper said Australia's tax treaty network is of "increasing ...

The regulatory pendulum has swung too far: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... with GDP growth slowing over 2024 to an annual rate of 0.8%-the weakest in a generation outside the COVID-19 downturn. Tax Reform Briggs labelled the proposed superannuation tax on balances with over $3 million as "symbolic of everything that's wrong ...

Financial services deregulation boosts economy by $2bn: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... country's international competitiveness and discourages domestic investment. FSC chief executive Blake Briggs said a mature tax reform debate requires all options to be left on the table, including taxes on superannuation, the company tax rate, and ...

Treasury flags $23bn in CGT benefits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
... the top income decile." Treasurer Jim Chalmers added that the government has a "substantial agenda" when it comes to tax reform - including enacting the $3 million superannuation tax that was tabled during the final sitting week of parliament. "The government's ...

Chalmers defends budget deficits in MYEFO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
... budget's deep structural deficit have been laid bare." Lee said the government needs to focus on significant economic and tax reform to stabilise Australia's fiscal position. "Australia's structural budget deficit is the result of years of successive ...

Productivity slump threatens asset returns: Shane Oliver

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... Chinese growth mean "we cannot rely on that." Oliver suggested that boosting productivity would require measures such as tax reform to rebalance from direct tax to a broader GST, compensating those adversely affected, and removing "nuisance taxes" like ...

Superannuation tax shakeup proposed by Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
A discussion paper commissioned by the Actuaries Institute has proposed a three-pronged tax reform package aimed at making the superannuation system less complex, more equitable, and sustainable. The professional body argued that the complexity of taxes ...