Posts tagged "budget 2024 wishlist"

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has outlined a strongly interventionist role for the government to make Australia competitive in a world requiring us to “break with old orthodoxies”.

As the largest private sector employer in the country, retail must remain a prime focus for governments, writes Australian Retailers Association CEO Paul Zahra.

Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers is still angling for a second surplus but warns softening commodity prices and the weakening jobs market could ruin the upside surprise.

The federal government should expand the instant asset write off to cover assets worth $150,000, and shield small businesses from prosecution if they abide by new codes of conduct, the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia says in its 2024 pre-budget submission.