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GST Battle a Handy Distraction From Real Issues
The current spat between NSW and other states is but the latest episode in a long-running political saga.
March 17, 2024
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Kevin Andrews
Sales Tax on Carbon Pricing to Net Government $486 Million in 2024: Parliamentary Report
The federal government will rake in nearly a half billion in sales taxes on the carbon tax this ...
January 25, 2024
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Jennifer Cowan
New Rental Housing Bill Could Actually Discourage Construction, Bar Association Warns
The Canadian Bar Association is warning Ottawa that federal legislation to build more rental housing is worded in ...
January 5, 2024
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Matthew Horwood
Developers Hail GST Freeze on Rental Builds as a ‘Big Move,’ but Will It Solve Shortages?
Housing industry players are divided over the Liberals' new plan to speed up rental builds by freezing related ...
September 27, 2023
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Neil Sharma
ANALYSIS: Political Parties Propose Bolder Solutions to Improve Housing Affordability
Housing affordability has reached a crisis level, says CIBC’s deputy chief economist Benjamin Tal
September 20, 2023
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Rahul Vaidyanath
Bankers ‘Shocked’ by Federal Budget Bill Clause That Allows 30-Year Retroactive GST Audit
A group of 60 Canadian banks has told a Senate committee they were shocked to learn the federal ...
May 25, 2023
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Marnie Cathcart
Australian Treasurer Says No to GST Increase
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has turned down the idea of hiking GST (goods and services tax) across the ...
April 14, 2023
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Alfred Bui
Good Diagnosis, Poor Prescription: What One Think Tank’s Analysis Reveals About Labor’s Budget Plans
Commentary Sometimes there are signposts as to what a government may be planning to do, and when it ...
April 13, 2023
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Graham Young
Inflation Relief Measures Should Be Well Targeted and Temporary, Says Macklem
Governments looking to provide inflation relief to Canadians should choose measures that are well targeted and temporary, says Bank of Canada ...
November 24, 2022
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The Canadian Press
Canadians Begin to Receive Temporary Boost to GST Rebate Today
Canadians who are eligible for the GST rebate can expect to receive an additional lump-sum payment as early ...
November 4, 2022
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The Canadian Press
MPs Unanimously Vote to Temporarily Double GST Rebate for Lower-Income Canadians
MPs unanimously passed legislation today to temporarily double GST rebates to help low- and modest-income Canadians, and the ...
October 6, 2022
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The Canadian Press
Liberals to Hike GST Rebates, Help With Rent Payments in New Affordability Plan
The federal government intends to temporarily hike GST rebate cheques in a bid to ease some of the ...
September 8, 2022
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The Canadian Press
Victorian Micro-Businesses and Start-Ups Are ‘Falling Through the Cracks’: Council of Small Business
Victorian start-ups and micro-businesses not registered for GST are being excluded from the Victorian government’s support payments amid ...
August 2, 2021
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Henry Jom
GST Hit by More Than $6 Billion for NSW
NSW must come to terms with the loss of more than $6 billion in GST revenue over the ...
October 6, 2020
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AAP
Economists Want GST Hiked to 12.5 Percent
Increasing the GST to 12.5 percent could raise more than $14 billion a year, new modelling shows. Consulting ...
July 6, 2020
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AAP
Federal Treasurer Rejects State Counterpart’s Call to Increase GST
NSW treasurer Dominic Perrottet has proposed to the federal government a bold tax reform plan to boost Australia’s ...
July 3, 2020
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Sophia Jiang
No Plans for GST Hike: Federal Treasurer
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg insists there is no plan to raise the GST after his NSW counterpart backed wide-ranging ...
July 1, 2020
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AAP
Female Sanitary Product Tax Expected to Be Removed in 2019
States and territories have agreed to remove the 10 percent tax on female sanitary products during the Australian ...
October 3, 2018
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Alan Cheung
Australia Caught Up in GST Reform Debate
Calls by CPA Australia for a GST overhaul to compensate for funding shortfalls have been meet met with ...
March 11, 2015
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Olivia Chang
Push to Cut GST From Basic Foods Gains Momentum
Food prices continue to skyrocket and calls to reduce the Government's GST take appear to have been rejected. ...
July 21, 2008
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Diane Cordemans
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