By Angela Dorizas Local government has welcomed the release of the Henry Tax Review and the Rudd Government’s decision to reject an expansion of land tax to all landowners. In…
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Queensland councils seek access to growth tax
By Angela Dorizas With the Henry Tax Review finalising its recommendations to the Australian Government, councils in Queensland have called for broad reform of the system. Treasury Secretary Ken Henry and his…
Ken Henry floats congestion tax
By Angela Dorizas The review of Australia’s tax system may include a proposal to replace petrol taxes with congestion charging, according to Treasury secretary Ken Henry. In his speech to…
Councils seek share of road tax revenue
By Staff Writer Local government has called on the Commonwealth to include local roads in any future road and transport tax reform. The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) said it wants…