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Tag Archives: qldgovernment
Open data workshop at the Queensland Startup Precinct in TC Beirne Building
In the 2017-18 Queensland Budget handed down last Tuesday, among a large number of measures is the “Open data policy and action plan”, to which the Government is allocating just over $1 million over two financial years (see Budget Paper … Continue reading
On mega mine, Qld Government should avoid taking equity risk for just a return on debt
Financial journalist Trevor Sykes would frequently point out that the problem with lending to highly-leveraged companies is that you can effectively take on equity risk while only receiving a return on debt. The Queensland Government needs to avoid this risk … Continue reading
Posted in Mining, Uncategorized
Tagged adani, debt, equityrisk, megamine, qld, qldgovernment, queensland, royalties
6 Comments
Pros and cons of a $300M royalties holiday for the Adani mega mine
The acrimonious political debate on the proposed Adani mega mine (see Brisbane Times coverage) would be well informed by a number of economic policy considerations that I discuss below. Some of these, but not all, would lend support to a … Continue reading
Posted in Mining, Uncategorized
Tagged adani, environment, henryreview, megamine, qld, qldgovernment, queensland, resourcerenttax, royalties
4 Comments
Guest post from Rod Bogaards: Trading hours’ report fails to make the case for continued regulation in Qld
I am delighted to publish this guest post from my fellow economist Rod Bogaards, currently a consultant to the World Bank, on the recent Queensland trading hours review by John Mickel. GT Trading hours’ report fails to make the case … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged consumerchoice, qld, qldgovernment, queensland, retailtrade, tradinghours
2 Comments
Qld Government & Treasury disagree over jobs created by capital works projects – Treasury right, of course
A recent media release from the Deputy Premier Jackie Trad (Jobs bonanza for regional Queensland) appears to have contained a huge typo. The media release from Tuesday last week states: “$200 million will kick off 723 projects and support almost … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged capitalworks, infrastructure, jobs, qld, qldgovernment, qldtreasury, regionalqld
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