Tag Archives: equity

South Bank theatre with $25M cost blow out shouldn’t have been funded by Qld Gov’t in first place

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Yesterday, the Brisbane Times reported COVID-19, airconditioning blamed for South Bank theatre cost blowout. The new $150 million state-government-provided theatre attached to QPAC at South Bank will cost an extra $25 million. And the project is less than one quarter … Continue reading →

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Upcoming ESA Qld event on family-based taxation featuring Senator Matt Canavan & Alex Robson

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Gene Tunny

Equity is important for the design of tax systems. Equity involves treating similar people the same (i.e. horizontal equity), but also adjusting taxes to allow for differences in the ability to pay taxes and in the benefits that people receive … Continue reading →

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Government should just sell Energex, Ergon & Powerlink

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Gene Tunny

The Government’s interesting proposition for private sector participation in Energex, Ergon and Powerlink, which raises the bulk of the $30-35 billion under the Strong Choices plan, should be attractive to investors because the businesses have reasonably reliable revenue streams they … Continue reading →

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