SUBMISSIONS
States have the best taxes
An excerpt to Prosper's submission to the NSW government's Federal Financial Relations Review: Prosper Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission to the NSW Federal Financial Relations Review (the Review). Prosper is an independent, not-for-profit...
Submission on Offshore Petroleum & Greenhouse Gas Storage
That Australian liquified natural gas (LNG) is being sold on international markets for prices less than the domestic price is symptomatic of national policy failure.
Submission – Australia’s Oil and Gas Reserves Inquiry
Prosper recently submitted to the Standing Committee on Economics' Australia's Oil and Gas Inquiry. The Reform Agenda An effective resource rent mechanism is paramount to guaranteeing the economic rights of all citizens. This ensures the public receives a fair share...
Submission on the Privatisation of Land Use Victoria
Submission to the Standing Committee on the Environment and Planning Inquiry into the proposed long-term lease of land titles and registry functions of Land Use Victoria June 22, 2018 To Mr. David Davis (Chair): Prosper Australia is Melbourne-based not-for-profit...
Prosper’s Northern Territory Revenue Submission
The Northern Territory Government's Revenue Discussion paper submissions have come to a close. Prosper's Submission focuses on supporting the NT Government in shifting towards a broad based Land Value Tax and further improving existing Royalty arrangements. The...
Prosper’s Victorian Budget submission
Prosper Australia welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the 2018- 2019 Victorian budget. This submission focuses on the role of State Land Tax (SLT) in the design of an effective policy response to the housing affordability crisis. Prosper welcomes the Victorian...
Prosper’s 2018-19 Federal Prebudget submission
The debate over tax policy in Australia has reached fairly mediocre levels. The best the Federal Government can muster is a company tax cut, which they intend to by stealth replace with income tax via bracket creep. Meanwhile the natural bounty of land is ever...
Value Capture & Its Beneficiaries
Prosper's recent value capture submission answered pressing questions, an indication of how deeply the Department of Infrastructure is considering this vital funding mechanism. Read the department's Value Capture discussion paper for an insight into their...
Callaghan Inquiry into the PRRT
Prosper Australia created the following Review of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT)
Written by Dr Cameron Murray.
Prosper’s PRRT submission
by Dr Cameron Murray Summary 1. Successful reforms of oil and gas resource taxation that reclaim the public’s rightful share of resource rents will be vigorously contested with extensive lobbying and campaigning. The oil and gas industry is also likely to challenge...
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