Posts tagged "tax cuts"

Bill Shorten says increasing the minimum wage will benefit small businesses. But does that claim stack up? Well, it's complicated.

By supporting several of the Coalition's flagship small-business policies, Labor has muted potential criticism and, in some cases, given itself an edge.

With all the announcements about tax over the past few days, from both the coalition and Labor, it’s hard to keep track. So here it goes.

Less than a day after fast-tracking $29.8 billion in SME tax cuts, Scott Morrison has opted to back small businses in a spat with large firms over energy.

The government is seeking to bring its small business tax cuts into effect four years earlier than originally planned, costing $3.6 billion.

Business groups have urged the government to bring forward tax cuts for SMEs after it failed to pass the final stage of company tax cut legislation.

Two key pieces of SME-specific legislation have failed to be put to the Senate for debate after numerous parliamentary sitting weeks, despit…

Opposition leader Bill Shorten has promised to repeal legislated tax cuts for companies with $10 million to $50 million in annual turnover.

The federal government has passed the largest ever set of income tax cuts through the Senate unamended, bringing tax relief for all Australians earning over $19,000, including the majority of small business owners.

Pauline Hanson, who commands three Senate votes and thus a veto, has suddenly withdrawn her support for the Coalition's plan to cut the company tax rate for big businesses.

Opposition leader Bill Shorten has launched a tax bidding war, promising to top the government’s tax relief for lower and middle income earners.

By Janine Dixon and Jason Nassios, Victoria University

This article is part of The Conversation’s series, which fact-checks claims made o…