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Untargeted tax subsidies inept

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... 'Can the taxpayer afford 'self-funded' retirement", reveals that within five years - according to the Commonwealth Budget Papers - the costs of the nation's superannuation taxation subsidies will climb to $45 billion and become the government's single ...

Untargeted tax subsidies inefficient

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... taxpayer afford 'self-funded' retirement", where they reveal that within five years, according to the Commonwealth Budget Papers, the costs of the nation's taxation subsidies will climb to $45bn and become the government's single biggest expenditure ...

You beauty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... worth short and not bother you with the details. They're all over cyberspace. But if you want to go through the Budget Papers, you can read them on www.budget.gov.au. How Wayne could conjure a A$1.5 billion surplus and still manage to spread the wealth ...

A surplus in 2012/13, and then what?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... Euromoney Magazine's "Finance Minister of the Year" (2011) Wayne Swan in May last year as he delivered the Australian Budget Papers. Back then, the Budget Papers show the government expects the underlying cash balance to fall from a deficit of A$49.4 ...

Future Fund not for sale: Wong

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... Minister Wong further said that the timing of the sale of these assets is a matter for the Future Fund and that the budget papers simply reflect the assets the Future Fund plans to hold going forward. "Any funds raised from the sale of non-financial ...

Budget bore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... still haven't surfed through cyberspace or tuned in to your TV's or radios last night, here are the main points: The Budget Papers show the government expects the underlying cash balance to fall from a deficit of A$49.4 billion this fiscal year (3.6 ...

Do nothing budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... Europe. The rest of the world has every reason to be envious. After dodging recession at the height of the GFC, the Budget papers predict the Australian economy to expand by 3.25 per cent in fiscal year 2010/11 and 4 per cent the next after growing by ...

Goldilocks Budget 2009

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... benefits would be increased and what other benefits would the government hand out to Lucky Australians. And the Budget Papers? How many fish the pages could wrap and origami it could create. Ahh, the good old days. And why not? Times have been good. ...

Tonight's the night

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... are almost always wrong and mainly based on extrapolation of current events. Take for example last year's Federal Budget papers. The forecast? The Australian economy would grow by 2.75 per cent in 2008/09 fiscal year and then 3 per cent in the next. ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
... unveiled his 11th Budget last night, delivering a fiscal surplus worth around $11.9 billion. According to the 2006/2007 Budget Papers, the government plans to spend $219.7 billion of its projected $231.6 billion in revenues. The major highlight of the ...