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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2006
... shareholders. From an economic perspective the Reserve Bank of Australia bulletin is released today while Treasurer Peter Costello speaks in Sydney. NEW YORK - US stocks rose modestly as solid earnings from companies, including Yahoo and United Technologies ...

Call for personal tax cuts to plug company tax loophole

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2006
... recently co-authored a report comparing Australia's tax income system with international systems for Treasurer Peter Costello, ahead of May's Budget. The report revealed that Australia's top marginal tax rate, capital gains tax on shares held over a ...

Tax reform calls often about welfare not tax: Costello

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2006
... Treasurer is working hard to manage the expectations coming out of it. In an interview yesterday on SKY, Treasurer Peter Costello said that the real debate is not so much about tax reform as it is about reforming welfare payments, particularly the interaction ...

SG is a tax: Tax Inquiry

... just-announced tax inquiry may lead to the unthinkable - an attack on the 9 per cent Super Guarantee (SG). Treasurer Peter Costello has just announced a broad review of taxation in Australia so the government can get clear figures comparing our taxation ...

Government moves to dampen super tax cut heat

... government seems concerned enough with the reaction Minchin's weekend comments have stirred that now Treasurer Peter Costello has said that, "He didn't call for the scrapping of the contributions tax and I think there was some over-excited reportage ...

ABS christmas gift: free statisics for one and all

... website and obtain electronic versions. The announcement about the new deal was made recently by the Treasurer Peter Costello when marking recent 100th birthday celebrations for the national statistical agency. Following on from his announcement in June ...

Costello pledges $18bn to pump-prime his Future Fund

The Future Fund legislation will be pushed through Parliament today, with Treasurer Peter Costello announcing an initial allocation of $18 billion towards the fund charged with managing the federal government's unfunded super liabilities. Costello's ...

Income Tax Law to be cut by nearly 30 per cent

Treasurer Peter Costello has announced Government plans to cut the volume of Tax Law by nearly 30 per cent. The announcement is in response to the work of the advisory Board of Taxation in reviewing the tax legislation with a view to cutting it back. ...

We may need more flexible retirement age limits: Treasurer

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello says that sustaining economic growth means workers may have to be allowed to delay retirement. This means, he says, that we are going to have to get used to people working until they are older than we are now used to. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2005
... Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was five points firmer at 4435. On the day Treasurer Peter Costello speaks in Melbourne while a court decision on the Lion Nathan/Coopers court battle is expected this afternoon. NEW YORK - US ...