Tax
The aim of the research at the CIS is to work towards an efficient and predictable tax system that does not impose too great a burden on the economy.
Publications
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TARGET30: Towards smaller government and future prosperity
| 06 Mar 2013 | TARGET30 Research PapersTARGET30 is a campaign promoting smaller government, supported by a series of research reports providing policy solutions... Read More...
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TARGET30 SNAPSHOT: Towards smaller government and future prosperity
| 06 Mar 2013 | TARGET30 SnapshotsTARGET30 is a campaign promoting smaller government, supported by a series of research reports providing policy solutions... Read More...
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Compulsory Super at 20: ‘Libertarian Paternalism’ Without the Libertarianism
| 25 Nov 2012 | Policy MonographsExamines the economic case for compulsory superannuation contributions and questions whether compulsory super is the most... Read More...
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The Condensed Wealth of Nations and The Incredibly Condensed Theory of Moral Sentiments
| 12 Jun 2012 | Occasional PapersIn The Condensed Wealth of Nations, Eamonn Butler condenses Adam Smith’s work and explains the key concepts in The Wealth... Read More...
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The Henry Tax Review: A Liberal Critique
| 14 Mar 2012 | Issue AnalysisThe public release of Australia’s Future Tax System—known as the Henry review—in May 2010 sparked an ongoing debate... Read More...
Opinion & Commentary
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It’s time for surgery: the public purse is in dire health
| 26 Apr 2013 | The Australian Financial ReviewReducing inefficient spending may harm vested interests, but meaningful reform cannot occur if no one is ever allowed to ... Read More
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The magic pudding state
| 23 Apr 2013 | The DrumAustralians want government to spend more money on us, but we do not want to hand any more of our cash over to the tax office.... Read More
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Better ideas than raising super guarantee
| 28 Nov 2012 | Australian Financial ReviewIs compulsory super improving retirement incomes and reducing future demands on the budget from an ageing population?... Read More
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Fairness is not equality
| 26 Nov 2012 | Australian Financial ReviewIncome equality is not achievable, it is not desirable and it is not fair.... Read More
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Self-sustaining leviathan
| 23 Oct 2012 | ON LINE OpinionHow does Australia compare in the welfare dependency stakes?... Read More
Ideas@TheCentre
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The elusive budget surplus
| 17 May 2013The idea that we will have a balanced budget by 2015-16 should be met with healthy scepticism....
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Tax rises are not savings
| 17 May 2013This budget is further evidence that governments remain addicted to spending, and that is why it is time for TARGET30....
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Fiscal fixes
| 03 May 2013Australia has a size-of-government problem rather than a revenue shortfall....
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What is a fair share?
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Mining tax as a federalism issue
| 01 Mar 2013The messy MRRT that we now have co-exists with state royalties which creates the undesirable possibility of ‘double taxation.’...
