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Liar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
... timeframe we have set for each decision." The prime minister has already increased taxes, cut spending and reduced/frozen wages in efforts to trim the country's budget deficit to 8.7 per cent of GDP this year and promised more austerity measures to bring ...

Enviable problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... to dig... Australia would again be importing foreign workers like it did before the GFC hit, or bosses could pay higher wages to retain staff and attract additional employees. Or the RBA could raise interest rates some more to slow the rate of growth ...

Still waiting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
... be expected and typical for an economy that is just coming out of recession as output increases (up 7.6 per cent) while wages remain flat or decline (down 5.9 per cent) as a result of poor labour market conditions. There was not much change in Europe ...

La de da de da

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... consumer. Their personal income rose by only 0.1 per cent in January, less than expectations for a 0.4 per cent rise. Their wages and salaries increased by 0.4 per cent in the month but higher tax payments ate this all up - and more - sending disposable ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
... its monthly business survey for January and its agribusiness survey. The Melbourne Institute releases its February quarter Wages Report. In companies news, OneSteel Ltd, GWA International Ltd, Mirvac Group, Foster's Group Ltd, SEEK Ltd, Wattyl Group ...

Contribs rate during GFC still 23 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... 2008-09 global financial crisis to $112 billion, leaving total contributions still at a high 23 per cent of total national wages or two-and-a-half times the SG rate, according to latest figures released by APRA. Compulsory employer contributions were ...

Clearing house legislation reaches Parliament

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... business, Craig Emerson. According to a press statement, employers will be able to promptly remit the super from employees' wages by paying them directly to the approved clearing house among other functions. This follows the government's announcement ...

Greece is the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... things could escalate from bad to worse and when debts go wild. The Greek government - elected on a promised of increasing wages faster than inflation - is now forced to cut government spending, raise fuel taxes, freeze wage rise and raise the retirement ...

Miranda Kerr and the market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
... George Papandreou's plans to increase fuel taxes and raise the retirement age and reneged on his election promise to raise wages faster than inflation. The European Union approved the austerity measures. Hot potato. With the Greek problem seemingly attended ...

Australians all let us rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... time Australia could be importing workers again - if not already - to ease capacity constraints (read, demand for higher wages) and ease inflation pressure. Australia's problem is that the pro-active and aggressive monetary response by the Reserve Bank ...