Comments on: The tax cuts we have to have http://guyberes.com/2008/03/27/the-tax-cuts-we-have-to-have/ IT consultant, social democrat, ALP member and sometime writer. Australian Londoner. Sun, 06 May 2012 12:11:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Guy http://guyberes.com/2008/03/27/the-tax-cuts-we-have-to-have/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Guy Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:34:20 +0000 http://guyberes.com/2008/03/27/the-tax-cuts-we-have-to-have/#comment-292 I think tax "reform" implies a real structural change to taxation that significantly outlasts any the annual impacts of inflation. While I think some aspects of the Rudd Government's tax package do amount to reforms (e.g. the education tax refund), others such as the tax cuts are just that - tax cuts. The full details of Labor's tax platform are <a HREF="http://www.alp.org.au/media/1007/msloo181.php" rel="nofollow">here</A>. I think the bracket changes outlined under the <I>Labor’s six year goal to reform Australia’s tax system</I> do amount to true reform, but these reforms do not appear likely to materialise in the first term of a Rudd Government. I think tax “reform” implies a real structural change to taxation that significantly outlasts any the annual impacts of inflation. While I think some aspects of the Rudd Government’s tax package do amount to reforms (e.g. the education tax refund), others such as the tax cuts are just that – tax cuts.

The full details of Labor’s tax platform are here. I think the bracket changes outlined under the Labor’s six year goal to reform Australia’s tax system do amount to true reform, but these reforms do not appear likely to materialise in the first term of a Rudd Government.

]]> By: Matthew Gee Kwun Chan http://guyberes.com/2008/03/27/the-tax-cuts-we-have-to-have/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Matthew Gee Kwun Chan Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:44:26 +0000 http://guyberes.com/2008/03/27/the-tax-cuts-we-have-to-have/#comment-291 Why don't you think it's tax reform? Why don’t you think it’s tax reform?

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