This Month
The 210pc insurance tax you didn’t know you were paying
No other tax has such a large economic welfare loss. Despite the Henry Tax Review wanting them scrapped, taxes on insurance premiums continue to distort the market.
February
Dutton’s ‘big stick’ plan could make your insurance more expensive
Rather than focusing on re-regulating the sector, the Coalition leader should take the advice of his own backbench and ease the regulatory burden.
January
Why green aluminium pushes us towards Argentine Peronism
Both sides of politics want us to believe that redirecting prosperity to a preferred sector somehow represents a growth strategy.
December 2024
MYEFO should count the benefits of tax cuts, not just the cost
The PBO’s presentation of cuts to taxes as a cost to the budget dogs the tax reform debate with an over-emphasis on redistribution and revenue, rather than growth and prosperity.
November 2024
A levy to help rural banking is also a tax on innovation
The quest to leave no one behind in the regions cannot come at the expense of working households in the outer suburbs and elsewhere.