“Do or die”: Tech players welcome government commitment to $1.55 billion “bonus” tax offsets for SMEs
Business bookkeeping platforms have welcomed draft legislation which could create $1.55 billion in "bonus" tax offsets for small businesses.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will deliver another budget in October this year
Chalmers says he will deliver a budget in the last week of October, so as to put the Albanese government’s election promises in play and start the cutting back of wasteful expenditure.
The budget won’t fix Australia’s skills shortage. We need to get more creative
Across Australia, businesses are facing a skills crisis, so why were there no creative ideas in the budget to really address the personnel shortage we face?
How measures in the budget will help small businesses bridge the digital skills gap
The measures announced in the budget will help small business owners make their businesses resilient and sustainable, writes Marcus Marchant from Vista Australia.
Uber and DiDi stick to fuel surcharges, even as excise is slashed
Uber and DiDi are not planning to remove or reduce temporary fuel surcharges, even after the federal budget cut costs by 22 cents per litre.
Albanese’s budget reply: Eight key takeaways for business owners
When it came to offering direct support to the small business and startup communities, Albo's budget reply was largely found lacking. Here are eight key takeaways.
Budget allots $9.9 billion towards REDSPICE program to enhance Australia’s cybersecurity capabilities
The money from the budget is expected to help build Australia’s intelligence, defensive and offensive capabilities.
KeepCup’s Abigail Forsyth: It’s time Australia voted for a government that will take real action on climate
"The budget needed to lay the foundation for transition to circular economy and accelerate the transition to renewables," writes Abigail Forsyth.
Explainer: What are the new 20% tax deductions on tech and digital skills training, and how do they work?
Tech upgrades and digital skills emerged as key points of the 2022-2023 federal budget, thanks to two new tax deductions proposed by the Morrison government.
Budget allots $26 million to ABS to improve labour market statistics
Budget money will help the Australian Bureau of Statistics improve regional labour market statistics and update the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations.
The Coalition’s favourite budget winners and losers since it took office in 2014
Over nearly a decade of budgets, regional Australia, defence and small business have always been winners while welfare recipients almost always lose out.
Why the budget’s business measures will put the ATO under the pump
As Tuesday's federal budget continues to get sold over the next few days, the ATO will be inundated with enquiries over the business tax measures.
