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Victoria 2010-11 state budget a missed opportunity for tax reform
The eleventh Victorian state budget handed down by the Bracks-Brumby governments is a lost opportunity to deliver genuine tax reductions to lock in future economic prosperity, according to free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs....
Henry Review - The Great Canberra Tax Grab
Henry Review - The Great Canberra Tax Grab The Henry Tax Review is a recipe for bigger and higher taxing government according to the free market think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs. According to Julie Novak, Research Fellow at the IPA, 'A...
Federal/State blame game to continue after Henry Review
Federal/State blame game to continue after Henry Review. Recommendations from the Henry Tax Review for states to abolish some of their own taxes, without giving states the power to raise revenue, are a recipe for the federal/state blame game to...
ETS backdown welcomed, Climate Change Department should be scrapped
The Institute of Public Affairs has welcomed the Rudd Government's back down on the Emissions Trading Scheme. "The Rudd Government's decision to ‘suspend' the legislation is clearly a prelude to abandoning the proposal", said John Roskam,...
Plain packaging may require up to $3.4 billion taxpayer gift annually to big tobacco and film companies
"Bad anti-intellectual property laws by State and Federal Parliaments could require taxpayers to gift up to $3.4 billion per year in compensation to film companies and big tobacco for the loss of their trademarks", Director of the IP and Free...
Mark Webber right on Australian Nanny State
"Mark Webber was spot on calling Australia a nanny state. But it's set to get worse as local, state and federal governments plan to tax, regulate and ban away individual choice and responsibility on every aspect of our lives", Director of the IP...
Henry Tax Review Must Recommend Tax Cuts
Friday, 22nd January 2010 According to Australia's leading free market think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs, Treasury Secretary Ken Henry's review into Australia's taxation system must recommend substantial tax cuts. Henry's speech...
Hunger Strike Farmer Highlights Erosion of Private Property Rights in Australia
Tuesday, 5th January 2010 State and Federal environmental regulations are undermining property rights across Australia, according to the free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. New research released today by the IPA highlights that...
Government Decision Ensures Book Readers Will Pay up to 32 Per Cent More
"Today's decision by the Rudd Government to keep parallel import restrictions on books will ensure consumers pay up to 32 per cent more than if they were scrapped," said Tim Wilson, Director of the Intellectual Property and Free Trade Unit at the...
Misguided Palm Oil Campaigns Won't Help Orang-Utans, But Will Harm Asia's Poor
"Misguided campaigns by the Melbourne Zoo, celebrities and activists lack understanding of why forest and orang-utans are being lost. It isn't palm oil it's poverty", said Tim Wilson, Director of the Intellectual Property and Free Trade Unit at...