At the heart of Treasurer Wayne Swan’s election year Budget is a date – not a spectacular policy announcement, nor a raft of tax cuts and …
At the heart of Treasurer Wayne Swan’s election year Budget is a date – not a spectacular policy announcement, nor a raft of tax cuts and …
The centerpiece of Wayne Swan’s third budget is the projection of a $1 billion surplus in 2012-13 – three years earlier than predicted a y…
The IT sector is set to receive a boost from the Government with the introduction of a new electronic health records scheme, designed so pat…
It is easy to pick the two most leftfield business-related measures in this year’s Federal Budget – a special change to GST laws to help A…
For the Government, there’s only one number that counts in this Budget – three. That’s the number of years within which the Government wil…
The Government will spend $125.2 million over the next four years to establish a single, national register for business names that will mean…
Businesses operating under the Franchising Code of Conduct will now have access to support for early intervention in disputes under new meas…
Taxpayers will receive a 50% tax break on the first $1,000 interest they earn on banks deposits, bonds and annuities under new rules to come…
The Government will introduce a standardised deduction for workers filing their income tax returns in 2012, with some 6.4 million Australian…
It’s hardly surprising the words “small business” appear just once in Treasurer Wayne Swan’s budget speech. While the Budget papers…
As expected, Wayne Swan’s third budget is a conservative and cautious affair, aimed at steering Australia back towards a budget surplus as q…
Don’t get excited. That’s the message from Wayne Swan as he gets ready to deliver his third Budget tonight. The emphasis will be on reframin…
