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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.

Perk Street is not as one-way as employed, childless renters think
Adam CreightonJuly 1, 2011The Sydney Morning Herald

If you are working, renting and childless, you might feel Australian democracy neglects you. For...

Ditch deductions to lower the tax rates
June 20, 2011The Age

Get out your shoe box of receipts; the end of the financial year is near....

Say ‘no’ to taxes on the busy and the stupid
June 17, 2011

As the end of the tax year approaches, Australian taxpayers can look forward, once again,...

Back in the black or still in the red?
Robert CarlingMay 13, 2011

Wayne Swan’s boast that the Commonwealth budget is ‘back in the black’ deserves a sceptical...

Spending pledges need to be backed with hard evidence
Adam CreightonMay 12, 2011Crikey

Given the salubrious set of economic circumstances the government faces, this was a shamefully loose...

Budget cuts can be popular
Adam CreightonMay 10, 2011The Australian Financial Review

Alexis De Tocqueville worried that democracy would only last until politicians realised they could bribe...

Fiscal Fiction: The Real Medicare Levy
Jeremy SammutMay 7, 2017RR27

The Medicare Levy is, and always has been, a fiscal fiction. The revenue raised by...

Reforming Social Housing: financing and tenant autonomy
Michael PotterApril 27, 2017RR25

Around 400,000 Australians live in social housing, which includes public and community housing. This sector...

Report Card on State Finances
Robert CarlingFebruary 19, 2017RR23

The Commonwealth government’s perilous financial position is well known, but the finances of state government...

Fix it or Fail: Why we must cut company tax now
Michael PotterOctober 4, 2016RR20

Australia needs to cut company tax to 25% to boost business investment, which is currently...

The case against tax increases in Australia: The growing burden
Michael PotterJune 7, 2016Research Report 15

View Interactive Snapshot The tax burden imposed by the Commonwealth Government alone, and by all...

Taming the Monster: Reforming Personal Income Tax
Robert CarlingApril 5, 2016Research Report 12

Without any change in personal income tax rates or thresholds, the tax burden will increase...

Housing negative gearing tax
Reducing the discount would likely not have any lasting impact in lowering house prices
Robert Carling, Michael StutchburyMarch 21, 2026CANBERRA TIMES

Anyone watching the smoke signals from Canberra knows that moves are afoot to try and...

Alarm bells ringing on more interest rate pain
Michael StutchburyMarch 18, 2026DAILY TELEGRAPH
Australians were losing faith that the combination of Labor’s economic policies and the RBA monetary...
Labor’s capital gains tax myths need busting
Robert CarlingMarch 11, 2026DAILY TELEGRAPH

Labor has long held an axe over the capital gains tax 50% discount and negative...

Economic exceptionalism is dead – and rate cuts died with it
Michael StutchburyJanuary 31, 2026AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
Jim Chalmers doesn’t have a central bank governor to blame for his forward misguidance or...
Black market lit up by backfiring ciggies tax
Michael StutchburyDecember 2, 2025DAILY TELEGRAPH

Jacking up the price of a product usually ensures that less of it is sold....

Tip from a friend: Australia’s economy is in a slow race to ruin
Michael StutchburyNovember 29, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN
Sometimes it takes outsiders to say the obvious but unwelcome things: high spending, low growth...
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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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