WealthTaxTax reformPrint articleOpinion‘Tycoon tax’ adds to Byzantine absurdityThe Greens’ flawed and populist proposal has at least done a service by drawing attention to the need for serious debate about simplifying Australia’s taxation regime.Innes WilloxContributorSep 7, 2021 – 12.38pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginBy launching a fundamentally flawed and ill-informed tax policy that seeks only to soak the rich, the Greens deserve at least some credit for drawing attention to Australia’s Byzantine and outdated public finances and tax system.Beyond that, however, as a contribution to the mature and well-informed urgent policy debate we need, it is clearly limited.Loading...Innes Willox is chief executive of the Australian Industry Group.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreTax reformOpinionGreensAdam BandtLatest In TaxFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In WealthThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe 25 new watches you need to know nowLuke Benedictus and Bani McSpeddenWhat OpenAI’s Sam Altman suggests you do to keep your jobThis Australian watch reseller is making its move on London and NYCBOSS Financial ReviewHow a divorce at the age of 36 turbocharged this leader’s careerSally Patten and Mandy CoolenThe 3 traits that stand out among this year’s BOSS Young ExecutivesHow this elite child gymnast leapt to the top of SportsbetLife & LeisureNothing is as good as the controls on these high-end headphonesJohn DavidsonThis New Zealand restaurant is getting global attentionWhy music festivals are the key to happinessRich ListRich Lister Walker family donate millions to Sydney cancer centreYolanda RedrupChina provides reality check for Forrest’s green iron dreamThree decades of PMs, fashion icons and the odd person headed for jail
