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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.

High time to look at equitable version of flat tax
Lauchlan ChipmanNovember 4, 2004The Australian Financial Review

In an interview before the election on October 9, Prime Minister John Howard agreed Australia’s...

The Very Idea of a Flat Tax
Lauchlan ChipmanOctober 29, 2004PM66

Arguments about the desirability of this or that taxation measure or policy invariably involve assertions...

Will You Still Vote for Me in the Morning? Why Politicians Aren’t Rushing to Increase Taxes
Andrew NortonJuly 16, 2004PM65

Despite repeated claims by advocates of big government that Australia is a ‘low tax country,’...

Who Pays the Lion’s Share of Personal Income Tax?
Sinclair DavidsonJuly 13, 2004PM63

Davidson’s paper performs a service by exposing the absurdities of some of the claims that...

Cut Taxes And Watch Economy Soar
Sinclair DavidsonJune 10, 2004The Australian Financial Review

The Treasury Secretary, Ken Henry , in a recent speech to Australian Business Economists ,...

High Earners Count Cost Of Tax
Peter SaundersJune 2, 2004The Australian Financial Review
Taxploitation: The Case for Income Tax Reform
Peter SaundersJune 1, 2006R11

Australia’s increasingly irrational income tax system is riddled with distortions and disincentive effects. ‘There are...

Are New Zealanders Paying Too Much Tax?
Phil RennieMay 15, 2006IA71

The ever increasing tax burden has become a heated issue in New Zealand. At the...

Twenty Million Future Funds
Peter SaundersDecember 21, 2005IA66

This report is the third in a series of three titled ‘Restoring Self-Reliance in Welfare’...

Reform 30/30: Rebuilding Australia’s Tax and Welfare Systems
John HumphreysNovember 25, 2005PM70

While the announcement of tax simplification by the Government is a step in the right...

The Wealth of Generations. Capitalism and the Belief in the Future
Johan NorbergNovember 2, 2005OP98

The 22nd Annual Johyn Bonython Lecture delivered by Johan Norberg In this lecture, with optimism...

The Costs of Taxation
Alex RobsonAugust 21, 2005PM68

Taxation generates various administrative, evasion, compliance and rent-seeking costs. The Australian Taxation Office employs over...

Capital gains tax won’t make housing more affordable
Stephen KirchnerNovember 23, 2009Online Opinion

When The Weekend Australian reported that the Rudd Government was looking at extending the capital...

Capital Gains Tax Reform as Supply-Side Economics
Stephen KirchnerNovember 13, 2009

The introduction of capital gains tax discounts for individuals and funds as part of the...

More houses, not taxes
Stephen KirchnerNovember 12, 2009The Australian

When the Weekend Australian reported that the Rudd government was looking at extending the capital...

The easy way to cut tax
John HumphreysOctober 9, 2009

The difficulty with cutting tax is that the government also needs to reduce its spending,...

Ten Principles for Tax Reform
Robert CarlingSeptember 11, 2009Policy

Australia’s tax system needs principles that go beyond efficiency, equity and simplicity. Read full article

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Taxing Capital Hurts Labour Too
Stephen KirchnerAugust 7, 2009

Last week’s ALP National Conference passed a resolution sponsored by the party’s left faction and...

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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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