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Ireland to create new sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... intended to preserve the fund over a longer period and that the investment return would be used to support government expenditure. It will be a matter for the government of the day when the drawdown occurs to use the return from the fund appropriately," ...

Philanthropist fund unveils new NFP partners

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... the rates of ill mental health, self-harm and suicide among young people, despite a steady increase in government expenditure on mental healthcare services. In fact, the latest National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing shows 39.6% of 16-24-year-olds ...

Chief economist update: Frydenberg spends big

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... etc. overall, a deeper and lengthier recession that'll eventually come full circle in terms of higher government expenditure with the added cost of entrenched unemployment and scarred confidence among consumers and businesses. Because of these, the ...

Argo Infrastructure posts $9.3m loss, but increases dividends

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... "Compelling structural drivers, including supportive demographic trends, historic underinvestment and accelerated government expenditure on renewable energy, bode well for the asset class," it said. "With a strong balance sheet and no debt, Argo Infrastructure ...

How key is gender in retirement outcomes?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... potential reform. Simplifying the Age Pension, embedding longevity adjustments and setting targets for Government expenditure were all offered by the assembled experts as options to reform the retirement income system, before the floor was opened to ...

Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... households from continued government spending on disability, health and aged care services. "State and local government expenditure increased 1.1% driven by rises in non-employee expenses," it said. The contribution from inventories last quarter is an ...

Chief economist update: Boom in the USA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... durable and non-durables. Recall that GDP = C+I+G+(X-M). That is, consumer spending plus investment plus government expenditure plus net exports. All of them also contributed to growth in the second quarter. Also aided by tax reductions, investment (I) ...

What the 2018 Budget means for you

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... well-versed outcome in 2019-20. Squeezing down the current deficit is that between 2017-18 and 2021-22, government expenditure is projected to jump 17% or $77 billion from $459.9 billion to $537.3 billion while receipts are projected to jump $109 billion ...

Budget big picture: Surplus on radar

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... modest $2.2 billion surplus by 2019-20. Squeezing down the deficit is that between 2017-18 and 2021-22, government expenditure is projected to jump 17% or $77 billion from $459.9 billion to $537.3 billion while receipts are projected to jump $109 billion ...

Government debt on its way to $606bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... 2021 is projected to break $606 billion. Squeezing down the deficit is that between 2016-17 and 2020-21 government expenditure is projected to jump 18% or $74 billion from $444.5 billion in 2016-17 to $518.9 billion while receipts are projected to jump ...
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