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Tag Archives: qca
Qantas call for state gov’t incentives highlights the prisoners’ dilemma of interstate bidding wars
Queensland Government agencies such as Treasury and State Development will be busy developing an incentive package, no doubt containing payroll tax concessions and possibly a grant, to attract Qantas’s HQ. As the Australian reported yesterday: Qantas is asking state governments … Continue reading
Posted in Industry policy
Tagged industrypolicy, payrolltax, prisonersdilemma, productivitycommission, qantas, qca, qld, qldgovt
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My comments in Saturday’s Courier-Mail on payroll tax concessions—e.g. for BrewDog & Disney
With the possible exception of President Trump, the most interesting American politician at the moment is the millennial, freshman member of the House from New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC). She is one of the main players is what The Economist … Continue reading
Posted in Industry policy, Uncategorized
Tagged amazon, aoc, biddingwar, brewdog, couriermail, filmindustry, industryassistance, industrypolicy, manufacturing, payrolltax, qca
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Interview with Steve Austin on Qld election issues incl. LNP’s fiscal principles & Greens’ promises
Yesterday, on Steve Austin’s 612 ABC Brisbane Mornings radio show, I had another enjoyable chat with Steve and some of his listeners regarding a range of state election issues. These included John Quiggin’s critique of the LNP’s fiscal principles, the … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Tourism, Uncategorized
Tagged 612abcbrisbane, greens, lnp, qca, qld, qldelection, qldpol, qldtreasury, queensland, teq, tourism
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Protectionist Buy Queensland policy unlikely to survive in current form
Queensland’s new protectionist procurement policy, Buy Queensland, was the subject of discussions today between Australia’s and New Zealand’s Trade Ministers, Steve Ciobo and Todd McClay (see this AAP report). You may recall that late last month the Queensland Government announced … Continue reading
Posted in Queensland Government, Uncategorized
Tagged buyqld, buyqueensland, procurement, qca, qld, queensland
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Sweetheart deal to lure Land 400 “war machine” contract winner to Qld undesirable
If we want the most efficient and productive economy possible, with the largest number of sustainable jobs, then we should aim to minimise the taxes and charges on all businesses, not just the favoured few which have the resources to … Continue reading
Posted in Queensland Government, Uncategorized
Tagged corporatewelfare, defence, industryassistance, landtax, payrolltax, qca, qld, queensland
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Merger savings good if they occur, but debt shuffle dubious
I am very flattered the Courier-Mail has a story about me this morning with the title on its website of The man who could clear Qld’s deficit: THE forecast deficit of $1.5 billion could be overcome by courageous decisions made … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Uncategorized
Tagged budget, creativeaccounting, debt, deficit, energex, ergon, gearing, gocs, merger, myfer, qca, qld, qldbudget, queensland
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QCA and Premier’s Department have shown where Government can find budget savings
The need for difficult decisions to repair Queensland’s Budget is reinforced by news that, due to the drop in coal prices and a slower economy, revenue will be further written down by $1.5 billion over the next four years. The … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Transport, Uncategorized
Tagged agriculture, budget, desalinationplant, freight, qca, qld, queensland, recycledwater, tilttrains, tugundesal, wcrws, westerncorridor
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Transparency needed around luring film productions such as Thor: Ragnarok to Qld
In its final report on government industry assistance (i.e. corporate welfare) released in August, the Queensland Competition Authority recommended an end to the lack of transparency that still, alas, characterises Queensland Government industry attraction measures. This lack of transparency was … Continue reading
Posted in Industry policy
Tagged filmindustry, industrypolicy, qca, queensland, thor, thorragnarok
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ABC News interview on industry assistance
I appeared on Brisbane ABC News tonight, commenting on the Queensland Competition Authority’s new report on Queensland Government industry assistance, and the story has been written up on the ABC News website: Queensland Government will maintain industry assistance measures for … Continue reading
Posted in Industry policy
Tagged industryassistance, qca, qld, queensland, stadiums, townsville, townsvillesuperstadium
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QCA review suggests major budget savings available from slashing wasteful industry assistance
The Queensland Competition Authority published the final report of its Industry Assistance Review on Friday, and regrettably the Queensland Government was quick to reject its recommendations regarding a cut to drought assistance and the further review of subsidised regional electricity … Continue reading
Posted in Industry policy
Tagged corporatewelfare, disney, droughtassistance, ergon, film, filmindustry, industryassistance, pirates, qca
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