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Budget ’24: Australia Needs a Tax Shift
Prosper Australia condemns the latest Federal Budget as a missed opportunity for much-needed tax reform.
Helping families an empty promise for Victorians on public housing waiting lists – and Victorian businesses are paying the price.
Prosper Australia today declared its disappointment at the state budget inaction on housing and tax reform. “The Housing Statement declared a goal of 800,000 new homes over the next decade, yet this budget contains only minor announcements on an increased construction...
The ‘not enough’ budget clears the way for a bigger tax conversation
Times are turbulent and changing: pandemics, wars, energy crises, climate disasters, inflation, a new government. In this very challenging context, the Albanese government has handed down its first budget. The budget is in many ways foundational. It covers what Labor...
Pallas backhands ‘Tennis Court Exemption’ as Vic’s finances shrink away
Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas has pre-announced Land Tax changes ahead of Monday night’s state budget. Expect a dramatic budget contraction as Victoria’s key ‘own revenue’ source, Stamp Duty, has shrunk with the fall in both property transaction volumes and prices....
Public Education Priorities!
Having trouble reading this newsletter? View it online. The enews of Prosper & Earthsharing Australia February 2014 Nicolas Mirguit The Climate Fund Under Our Feet Thursday February 26th, 6.30pm Level 2, 22 Punch Lane, Melbourne Presenter: Karl Fitzgerald RSVP...
Federal Budget: Tax Shift to avoid Blame Shift
With the Federal Budget to be handed down in a matter of hours, and with today's housing finance figures revealing more of the same: investors at 39.1% of all loans FHO's nationally plateauing at 12.6%, up 0.1% NSW FHO's at just 8.5% and borrowing on average $320,800,...
Rating Federal Treasury’s Performance
By Bryan Kavanagh Treasury’s mission is “to improve the wellbeing of the Australian people by providing sound and timely advice to the Government, based on objective and thorough analysis of options, and by assisting Treasury Ministers in the administration of their...
Budget Smudge-It: Criticism of Swan
The Swan Federal budget was limited in its' vision, giving with one hand in the old welfare game but taking away with the other by providing further subsidy to propertied interests. Whilst it is widely reported that the wealthy were hit by means testing, fellow...