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GST Wind Will Blow Turnbull Away
Letters to the Editor AFR, November 9 Increasing the GST is such an 'ill wind' policy that it singularly has the capacity to blow even Mr Turnbull's mojo into the doldrums and swing a Labor-Greens alliance into power ("Turnbull can win support for a GST rise, says...
Senate Inquiry soon
Our latest Evolving Economics enews - sign up for the fortnightly news delivering the best insights on the tax system we simply have to have. Why settle for second best? Having trouble reading this newsletter? View it online. The enews of Prosper & Earthsharing...
Mike Nahan – the ‘roo in the headlights
Government reform is a grind. It chews up political capital and can destroy public careers in a moment. Change provokes furious responses from vested interests while those who gain are dispersed and ungrateful. WA Treasurer Mike Nahan has solved this problem at a...
Australia cries ‘Aorta!’
Australians love to whinge about our bust federal system. It is a national sport where we stand around with hands in pockets and call out “Aorta!” “Aorta deregulate!” “Aorta fund schools! “Aorta cut taxes!” “Aorta build roads! Consider our public hospitals - which...
The Right to Collect the Rent
by Phillip Anderson Editor, Cycles, Trends and Forecasts NARITA, JAPAN:- This week judges in the UK ruled that Uber can continue operating. The judges decided Uber’s smartphone app is not a taxi meter. The app is what connects user to the drivers. Under British law,...
Monopoly rents on notice
The last few weeks have seen more good news in support of our objectives for economic justice. Monopoly rents have been called into question in a variety of different guises. Yesterday Peter Orszag (Obama's budget czar) was in Australia for a conference and was quoted...
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Putting Right Price on Infrastructure
The editorial for the Australian Financial Review summed up Malcolm Turnbull's push for value capture so well we had to share it with you: Malcolm Turnbull doesn’t just ride on trains, he understands that they are the arteries of a modern city. This insight is clearly...
Enews: VC Advocacy, New office
Join our regular enews for all the good news in Evolving Economics. See past editions. Having trouble reading this newsletter? View it online. The enews of Prosper & Earthsharing Australia 2015 Value Capture Agenda Prime Minister Turnbull has promoted his...
We spend, you win, you pay
Karl Fitzgerald was interviewed yesterday on ABC morning radio with Jon Faine. The hot topic was PM Turnbull's innovative push to utilise value capture for infrastructure financing. We have long advocated this reform. Karl Fitzgerald on ABC radio re Land Value Capture...
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