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Taxploitation II: Tax Reform for Incentive,Productivity and Economic Growth

John Humphreys, Robert Carling, Sinclair Davidson, Stephen Kirchner · July 13, 2011 · R12

This volume brings together papers on different aspects of tax reform published by the CIS over the past five years. …
The Faulty Arguments Behind Australia’s Corporate Tax

Sinclair Davidson · August 23, 2008 · PM87

In Australia, the primary function of taxation is to finance government spending. Its secondary objectives relate to influencing social and …
Tax Competition: Much To Do About Very Little

Sinclair Davidson · October 15, 2007 · PM78

Sinclair Davidson challenges the notion of ‘harmful’ international tax competition. He argues that in the sphere of taxation, as elsewhere, …
Fiscal Illusion: How Big Government Makes Tax Look Small

Sinclair Davidson · October 1, 2007 · PM81

Rather than focusing on any particular tax or level of government, Sinclair Davidson in this paper canvasses an issue that …
Are there any good arguments against cutting income taxes?

Sinclair Davidson · July 1, 2005 · PM69

The 2005 federal budget caused a storm of protest from the Labor Party, the trade unions and the welfare lobby …
Who Pays the Lion’s Share of Personal Income Tax?

Sinclair Davidson · July 13, 2004 · PM63

Davidson’s paper performs a service by exposing the absurdities of some of the claims that are being made about who …
Who pays the lion’s share of personal income tax?

Sinclair Davidson · March 1, 2004 · PM63

In the fourth in a series of short Policy Monographs which aims to consider various aspects of tax reform, Sinclair …

Why is Privatisation so Controversial?
Sinclair Davidson · March 11, 2014 · Policy

Privatisation is controversial despite empirical studies showing it is a highly successful policy. Read full article
The case for corporate tax reform
Sinclair Davidson · August 13, 2008

Australia’s corporate tax is said to be very successful, raising substantial revenue, and there has been little debate about it …
Corporate tax needs attention now
Sinclair Davidson · August 7, 2008

Australia’s corporate tax regime is very successful at raising revenue and also at escaping any serious scrutiny. Serious debate about …
Marginal Rate a Major Turn-Off
Sinclair Davidson · August 29, 2005

Over the past few years, a blizzard of argument and statistics has confronted the general public as Australia has wrestled …
No worries on Aussies’ generosity
Sinclair Davidson · August 24, 2005

The Australian welfare lobby often calls for increases in taxation. Presumably this is to fund increases in welfare expenditure. Furthermore, …
Cut Taxes And Watch Economy Soar
Sinclair Davidson · June 10, 2004

The Treasury Secretary, Ken Henry , in a recent speech to Australian Business Economists , argued for higher levels of …

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