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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.

Why Tax Cuts Are Good for Growth
Phil RennieOctober 18, 2006IA75

Economic growth involves a number of factors, which are often difficult to isolate. Tax cuts...

Who’s paying all their tax?
Phil RennieSeptember 14, 2006The Dominion Post

Nobody likes paying tax, but for a large number of people it’s now an inconvenience...

How to Fix a Leaky Tax System
Phil RennieSeptember 14, 2006IA74

Raising the top rate of tax to 39% for income over $60,000 has made New...

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...

Fiddle diddle no more, tax needs an overhaul
Peter SaundersApril 28, 2006The Australian Financial Review

As budget day approaches, the Federal Government is coming under mounting pressure to reform our...

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...

Golden Rule: Dont Mess with the Taxman
John HumphreysJune 12, 2009

In a bizarre American tax trial, businessman Robert Kahre is being charged with intentionally paying...

Shovel ready what?
May 22, 2009

Recessions seem to be an opportunity for people to spout kooky ideas. That’s fine unless...

Happy Tax Freedom Day!
Oliver Marc HartwichApril 17, 2009

A tax is ‘a compulsory exaction of money by a public authority for public purposes,...

Taxation rhetoric and reality
John HumphreysJanuary 30, 2009Business Spectator

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

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...

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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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