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Qld has gained $7 billion from GST revenue redistribution since 2000-01
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the forthcoming Australian Institute for Progress (AiP) discussion paper on the “golden handcuffs of federation” by well-known Queensland economist Dr John Fallon. Based on the blurb for the August 15 discussion paper launch, … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Uncategorized
Tagged budget, cgc, gst, hfe, qld, qldtreasury, queensland
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Upcoming AiP event on “The golden handcuffs of federation”
The Australian Institute for Progress, a Brisbane-based conservative think tank, has a very interesting upcoming event on what some may consider the rather dry topic of horizontal fiscal equalisation, the complex methodology by which the Commonwealth Grants Commission determines each … Continue reading
South Brisbane & South Townsville top Qld in building approvals so far in 2017-18
In my last post, I considered the Queensland construction industry outlook. In today’s post, I take advantage of new data on building approvals at the small area level (ABS SA2 regions) for 2017-18 so far released by the ABS yesterday. … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane, Housing, Townsville, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, act, bcc, brisbane, brisbanecitycouncil, buildingapprovals, heritage, heritageprotection, hfe, housing, landtax, nqstadium, qldtreasury, queenslanders, stampduty, townsville
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ABC radio interview on PC inquiry into GST revenue redistribution
I had an enjoyable chat with Steve Austin on his ABC Brisbane radio Drive program this afternoon regarding the Productivity Commission’s Brisbane hearing for its inquiry into Horizontal Fiscal Equalisation (HFE), the methodology which is used to distribute the GST … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Queensland Government, Uncategorized
Tagged gst, hfe, pc, productivitycommission, qld, qldtreasury, queensland, queenslandgovernment
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Has Qld dropped the ball on the GST Carve-Up Review? Guest post from Nick Behrens
I am delighted to publish this guest post from my colleague Nick Behrens from QEAS on the GST redistribution inquiry currently being undertaken by the Productivity Commission. Views expressed are Nick’s, and are not necessarily shared by me. That said, … Continue reading
Huge disparities in GST carve up per capita: NT gets $13k per person, WA gets $760
Commenting on my post from earlier today, a colleague noted that, in per capita terms (rather than in terms of total amounts), three States and Territories, the Northern Territory, Tasmania and South Australia, do much better than Queensland in the … Continue reading
Posted in Tax, Uncategorized
Tagged australia, cgc, fiscalfederalism, gst, hfe, nt, qld, queensland, sa, tas, wa
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