Major parties urged to make digital a priority, as Aussie small businesses fall behind
Australian small businesses are significantly less likely to be earning revenue online or offering digital payment options, compared to their Asia-Pacific counterparts, according to research from CPA Australia.
Budget 2022: Frydenberg confirms “targeted” relief to help with cost-of-living pressures
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has confirmed this year’s federal budget will include “temporary targeted measures” to help Australian families combat rapidly rising costs of living.
Budget 2022: Fuel prices are soaring, but cutting petrol tax isn’t the best solution
New Zealand has just cut its fuel excise by 25 cents to ease cost-of-living pressures, and the Australian government is considering a budget measure along the same lines.
COSBOA’s 2022 federal budget wish-list
Each year, business groups and industry associations make submissions to the federal government ahead of the budget. Here's what's at the top of COSBOA's budget wish-list.
The government is facing a cost-of-living crisis. Can the upcoming budget help alleviate some pressure?
With the cost of living in Australia soaring, economists say the government has few levers left to ease the blow of a crisis largely beyond its control.
We don’t need a refresh in this month’s budget. We need a revolution
The federal government must use this year's budget to set an example for how to create the right pipeline for female advancement, and fastrack gender representation in corporate Australia.
How the federal government gave us a flawed tax offset that we could be stuck with forever
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says he hasn’t “made any final decision” on the $7.8 billion per year low and middle income tax offset ahead of next month’s budget.
Government urged to invest in small business digital skills in next month’s budget
CPA Australia is calling on the government to follow Singapore's lead and provide “significant funding” in next month's budget to help more SMEs go digital.
SMEs can expect “all carrot and no stick” in next month’s budget
Small businesses can expect a “purely performative” federal budget next month, says BDO's Mark Molesworth, with major taxation changes unlikely.
Budget 2022: CPA Australia leads renewed call for small business advice vouchers
Ahead of next month's federal budget, CPA Australia is once again calling for the government to help more small businesses access professional advice.
Go deeper: How SMEs can strategically read the federal budget
Just one hidden insight used well could give you a competitive edge over the rest.
