Australian & Global Politics: Company Tax

30 November 2017
In recent weeks, the Government has sought to turn the focus of the political debate onto the economy.

ABC News, 16 February 2018

The Australian, 11 February 2018.
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has confirmed income tax cuts will be in the next budget as he declared the government would negotiate with Senate crossbenchers who say they will not support the proposal to reduce tax for big business.

Sydney Morning Herald, 26 February 2018.
Video from ABC News with opposing points of view, Scott Morrison and Tanya Plibersek

The Age, 4 March 2018
While more attention is paid to the potential benefits of making Australia a more attractive investment destination, the impact of a lower company tax rate on the Australian share market is also an important issue

Opinion, 9 May 2018

ABC News, 19 March 2018
A key architect of the Government's big business tax cuts, Economist Chris Murphy, wants banks, brewers and other profitable sectors to help fund national economic reform

The Conversation, 27 March 2018
The government has been forced to put off a vote on its tax cut for big business after failing to secure support from the final two crossbenchers it needs to pass the legislation. Mathias Cormann said the government intended to bring the legislation back to the Senate in the budget session

ABC News Analysis, 27 March, 2018
It's a measure of Bill Shorten's inestimable confidence and Malcolm Turnbull's perceived political ill-health that Labor should dare promise a repeal of company tax cuts that have not yet been passed

Australian Financial Review 28 March 2018
Excellent 3 min video of selected speakers in the Senate

ABC News, 29 March, 2018
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has promised to make company tax cuts an election issue, despite admitting the Government does not have the votes to pass them now.

9 July, 2018. Q & A
On Q&A, Liberal MP Sarah Henderson made the case for company tax cuts, saying the Coalition government’s “focus on backing business” was paying dividends.

Institute of Public Affairs, 15 November 2018

Institute of Public Accountants (IPA)

Institute of Public Accountants (IPA), 4 May 2018

Emma Alberici, 15 February 2018
Hundreds of corporations pay no tax.
Analysis by the ABC reveals Qantas is not alone — about 380, or one in five, of Australia's largest companies have paid no tax for at least the past three years.

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