Why won’t Labor tax the rich?
Our beloved Treasurer Wayne Swann was out of the blocks quicker than Usain Bolt to deny there would be a capital gains tax (CGT) on the homes of the rich. Now I have to declare an interest here. I...
View ArticleWill tax gobble up the solar feed-in tariff? (Part 1)
My Dad has solar photovoltaic cells (PVCs) on his roof. He paid big bucks for these PVCs and got a generous rebate for doing so. The NSW Government will pay him over the odds for any energy net of...
View ArticlePrivate equity funds – again
This first piece is a letter I sent to the Australian Financial Review about private equity funds. The second one is a variation on that theme - a letter I sent to the Australian in response to their...
View ArticleCubbie Station, xenophobia and tax
I have no truck with Senator Barnaby Joyce’s foreign ownership xenophobia and populism. The idea that little Aussie battler and $2 a day woman Gina Rinehart would be a better owner of Cubbie Station...
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Fiddling with negative gearing isn’t revolutionary tax reform
Shadow Treasurer, Chris Bowen, says that Labor’s proposals to limit negative gearing to new housing from 1 July 2017 and grandfather existing investment before then are the biggest tax reforms in a...
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