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Farmers distressed by superannuation tax overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
... $3 million threshold in the draft laws could increasingly encroach on more farming assets in the future. The government claims the reforms will impact just 0.5% of superannuation account holders; however, ATO data suggests non-indexation might result ...

Budget delivers blow to aged care

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
Funding to aged-care providers will be cut by $1.2 billion over four years, in a move the government claims was the result of greater than expected growth in expenditure. The budget papers state that the efficiencies will be achieved through "changes ...

Ten-year enterprise tax plan to benefit SMEs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... discount of 16% in 2026-27. The increases will coincide with staggered cuts in the corporate tax rate to 25%. The government claims the more competitive company tax rate will "encourage investment, raise productivity, increase GDP and over time raise ...

CPSA brands super centre wasteful

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... consumers, according to the Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Association (CPSA). In providing funding, the government claims to have recognised a need to ensure an on-going focus on members' interests, especially with minimum contributions increasing ...

Last call for your say on law change

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
Submissions close at 5pm today on draft laws the Federal Government claims will encourage foreign companies to set up headquarters in Australia. The reforms affect the Controlled Foreign Company and Foreign Accumulation Fund rules. Industry commentators ...

SSF pension stoush all but resolved as Minister guarantees benefits

... administrators will be integrated over the next 12 to 18 months, "to ensure minimal disruption to services." The Government claims that the merger will reduce the increasing costs of administering for a fund that has been closed to new members for over ...

RBA takes aim at property tax breaks

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2003
... 10 years. It said stamp duty and other taxes had not played a major role in pushing up prices - contradicting government claims about high state taxes - although they did make it harder for first-time buyers. "The main impetus to the continued increase ...
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