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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.

Are We All Keynesians Again?
Robert CarlingFebruary 12, 2009IA106

The unfolding global economic debacle has led many governments, including our own, to reach into...

Taxation rhetoric and reality
John HumphreysJanuary 30, 2009Business Spectator

In the 2008 Budget the government outlined its plan for future tax cuts. In light...

Beyond Symbolism: Finding a Place for Local Government in Australia’s Constitution
Oliver Marc HartwichJanuary 22, 2009IA104

Local governments could provide better services, like schools and fast development approvals if they received...

The Faulty Arguments Behind Australia’s Corporate Tax
Sinclair DavidsonAugust 23, 2008PM87

In Australia, the primary function of taxation is to finance government spending. Its secondary objectives...

The case for corporate tax reform
Sinclair DavidsonAugust 13, 2008Online Opinion

Australia’s corporate tax is said to be very successful, raising substantial revenue, and there has...

Corporate tax needs attention now
Sinclair DavidsonAugust 7, 2008The Australian Financial Review

Australia’s corporate tax regime is very successful at raising revenue and also at escaping any...

The Entreprenuer in Society
Barry MaleyApril 1, 1983PF2
Lessons from the Ord
B.R. DavidsonJanuary 1, 1982PM2

Readers will draw their own various conclusions from these two modest but compelling essays. It...

Taxation, Inflation and the Role of the Government
Milton FriedmanJune 5, 1981OP4

Milton Friedman is one of the most authoritative and independent figures in the fields of...

The tax cut that will only buy you a coffee
Robert CarlingMarch 27, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
The Labor government appears to have chosen a cut confined to the lowest rate so...
Indexation would end the stealth tax of bracket creep 
Gene TunnyMarch 17, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
In Australia, bracket creep has become a silent but significant burden on taxpayers, eroding real...
Time to do away with this insidious tax hurting us all
Simon CowanMarch 8, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
Bracket creep is caused by the inflation and its interaction with our progressive tax system....
This is pure snake oil. And a diversion from policies that made our lives better
Robert Carling, Simon CowanFebruary 8, 2025THE CANBERRA TIMES

There was much sound and fury in Australia, and among our allies, when China introduced...

super nest egg savings
Make large-scale reforms to super or leave it alone
Simon CowanJanuary 25, 2025CANBERRA TIMES

The Treasurer’s announcement that the government remains committed to its terrible super tax changes is...

Capital gains cracks return to haunt Labor
Simon CowanOctober 7, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

Labor’s obsession with negative gearing and capital gains tax changes has reared its head yet...

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Submission to Senate Inquiry into Illegal Tobacco Crisis in Australia
Michael StutchburyJanuary 15, 2026
The federal government should pause increases in tobacco excise to weaken the profit of the...
Submission to the inquiry into the Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures Bill
Robert CarlingMay 14, 2024CIS
Submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee in relation to its inquiry into the Better...
Submission to Senate Economics Committee Inquiry into Corporate Tax Avoidance
Michael PotterApril 19, 2017CIS Submission

Corporate tax avoidance is an issue of some concern to the Australian community. However, many...

Submission to Senate Inquiry on Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan) Bill 2016
Michael PotterOctober 3, 2016CIS Submission

The submission by CIS Research Fellow Michael Potter provides a detailed case for a reduction...

Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Enterprise Tax Plan Bill 2016
Michael PotterSeptember 30, 2016CIS Submission

The growing company tax burden contrasts with the state of the economy, which is showing...

Principles and recommendations for tax reform – CIS submission National Reform Summit
Simon Cowan, Robert Carling, Henry ErgasAugust 27, 2015CIS Submission

The slant towards cutting taxes before 2010 was welcome, but for such an approach to...

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