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RBA in no rush to lift cash rate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
... strong. "These two recent reductions in the cash rate will support demand in the Australian economy. So too will recent tax cuts, higher commodity prices, some stabilisation in the housing market, ongoing investment in infrastructure and a lift in resource ...

Buy time ahead for Aussie equities: Tribeca

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... the NASDAQ), Australian equities are expected to be held up by lower interest rates, stabilisation of housing prices, tax cuts, political stability and better relative yield proposition, Liu said. "[We] should see our market outperforming regional peers," ...

Chief economist update: A case for optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
With a buoyant stock market, tax cuts, lower interest rates and a recovering housing market, one would think all Australians should have every reason to dance on the streets. Australians, all, should be dancing on the streets to Jimmy Cliff's classic ...

Property risks dip at Coalition win, APRA easing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... speech yesterday is key the Coalition proposed incentives for first home buyers." The Coalition's election promises of tax cuts, which will represent 0.5% of the GDP, will help consumption but may not be enough to offset falling house prices, according ...

Chief economist update: China is back on track

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
... by fiscal easing measures - budget deficit target raised to 2.8% of GDP this year from 2.6% in 2018; CNY2.0 trillion tax cuts; a 3% cut in the top bracket VAT rate; raised local government special bond issuance to CNY2.15 trillion from CNY1.3 trillion ...

Chief economist update: China and the spring in its step

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
... by fiscal easing measures - budget deficit target raised to 2.8% of GDP this year from 2.6% in 2018; CNY2.0 trillion tax cuts; a 3% cut in the top bracket VAT rate; raised local government special bond issuance to CNY2.15 trillion from CNY1.3 trillion ...

Industry welcomes tax cuts and surplus

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Personal tax cuts and the $7.1 billion estimated surplus announced were the main highlights of this year's Budget, Financial Standard 's latest straw poll shows. More than a third or 35% of participants highly favoured the tax cut proposals ...

Federal Budget: Industry responds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... wealth industry. The big players are neither up in arms nor full of praise for the Budget, which was headlined by personal tax cuts and a $7.1 billion surplus - Australia's first in 12 years. Industry Super Australia said the changes to voluntary ...

Record tax receipts, record outlays yet back to surplus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... interest and dividends. As a result the government has little choice but to return revenue to individual taxpayers by way of tax cuts. Reinforcing this, this financial year tax payments by individuals surged $12 billion being three times the lift in ...

In a nutshell: Federal Budget 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... fact, more than 10 million tax payers will receive tax relief to the tune of $158 billion - the largest personal income tax cuts since the Howard Government. The tax cuts will benefit those earning up to $126,000 a year. As a result, single income households ...