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The dirty secret at the heart of the projected budget surplus: much higher tax bills

Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Bill shocks are the flipside of a surplus built on higher tax collections and tighter access to support payments.Shutterstcok

The budget is bouncing out of deficit and is set to stay in surplus for the decade to come.

That’s what the April budget and the final budget outcome for 2018-19 tell us, and Thursday’s report from the...

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Traditions of Rural Bali at Villa Sabana
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Essential Reasons to Opt for a Professional Valuation Before Selling Your Commercial Property
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'Network contagion' is key to getting healthier numbers of women on company boards
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the perils of the Optus approach
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Creating an E-commerce Website in 2022: How-To Guide
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Richard Valente, VP of Customer Experience Strategy at TP in Australia, explores how IT-BPM outsourcing is revolutionising the travel sector throu...

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Aussie SMEs warn RBA not to ignore global trends, with the current sledgehammer approach threatening business viability and increasing inflation ...