Posts tagged "Budget 2018"

In just over a week Treasurer Scott Morrison will deliver the 2018 budget. So what do Australian startup founders want to see in Budget 2018?

Half of Australian small business owners aren't holding their breath for good news in the 2018 federal budget, to be delivered on May 8.

Tax cuts for personal income earners on $87,000 or less are on the table ahead of the May budget.

Cutting personal income taxes seems likely to provide much more of a boost to the Australian economy than cutting company tax.

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it is "unacceptable" that funds from the federal government's "Skilling Australians" fund are not flowing through to the states as planned after the $1.5 billion commitment to apprenticeships was outlined in the 2017 federal budget. 

Treasurer Scott Morrison has said he won't be "Santa" when handing down the May budget, but all is quiet when it comes to promises for the small business community. 

Treasurer Scott Morrison has flagged Australia’s R&D tax incentive scheme may receive a rework in the upcoming federal budget, after declaring the scheme had been “taken for a ride” by some opportunistic companies.

There's been plenty of movement in the federal parliament since politicians came back to school in February, but on the issue of company tax cuts, Malcolm Turnbull's government has been insistent: it is determined to get the whole package through.

Small business groups are pushing hard for the government’s $20,000 instant asset write-off scheme to become a permanent fixture in the May …

By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will hold out the prospect of 2018 as a year of “rewards”…

The nation’s small business ombudsman has hit out at Opposition Leader Bill Shorten’s proposal for Australia to consider increasing the mini…

Australian businesses could be required to put aside more money for their employees’ superannuation under proposals put forward by a number …