Perhaps Australia had it right back in the 1960s and 1970s when the maximum personal income tax rate was over 60 percent without the rich having the benefit of dividend imputation.
Henry Tax Review
Crikey Says: Scotch Finger, anyone?
Cold hard tax reform would be sweet, but in this environment, with a government cowed by a feral opposition and interest groups that publicly howl down any kind of move maybe tea ‘n bikkies is the best we can hope for …
It’s a numbers game
Daily Media Wrap This election has become a numbers game, with disagreements over the economy becoming the biggest war in this campaign.
RSPT hysteria goes over the top — and into a retraction
The mining industry campaign against the Resources Super Profits Tax went over the top today, and paid the price.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Our sick government ignores Ken Henry
Crikey readers have their say regarding the Henry Tax Review. Did the government completely wimp out on the recommendations or have some good reforms been made?
Mungo MacCallum: On tax and the ETS, Rudd tainted by cowardice
Kevin Rudd’s tax response is good policy and good politics. But because it has come at a time when the government is perceived to be running scared, it will get less credit than it deserves.
Political snippets: Ken Henry’s taxing waste of time
Ken Henry’s review of the taxation system will join countless others before it in the too hard basket. Plus, ignore the suggestion that tax changes will curb housing prices, blame the greens and other political tidbits.
The true truth about truth in advertising
You may need to have a Sausageologist perform a chopectomy on you
Kelly: Release the Henry Review hounds
How can states commit to the health reform changes if tax changes are possibly just around the corner? The government needs to immediately release the Henry Tax Review if it wants to maintain its economic credibility, writes Paul Kelly.
Colebatch: Hold off on Henry before we stuff it up
The Henry tax review is about to deliver its critical recommendations to the government. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity for tax reform, and should be delayed if we’ve got Tony “great big tax” Abbott as Opposition leader, says Tim Colebatch.
A hard, tough and brutal tax debate is brewing
Tax reform shouldn’t be easy. Yet it is not clear that any reform will actually flow from the Henry Review, writes Sinclair Davidson.
