Tax Bonus: $14.3 Million to 15,934 Deceased Estates
27-May-2009
The Rudd Labor Government has or will make 15,934 tax bonus payments to deceased estates, according to the Federal Commissioner of Taxation.
‘This is Labor waste and mismanagement at its worst,’ said Coalition Scrutiny of Government Spokesperson, Senator Guy Barnett, who today released the answers to questions he had put to the Commissioner.‘This ...
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Tasmanian Bankruptcies Jump 38%
20-May-2009
Bankruptcy rates have risen 38% in Tasmania in the past year, almost 3 times the National increase in the same period, according to Liberal Senator and Coalition Scrutiny of Government Spokesperson, Guy Barnett.
The total number of bankruptcies across Australia rose 13.7% in the March quarter for 2008/09 when compared to the same period in last ...
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Federal Labor Forces UTAS HECS Fee Increase
25-Jul-2008
“The University of Tasmania has been forced by the Rudd Labor Government to raise HECS Fees. The education revolution is a hollow promise. Kevin Rudd will wait and hide behind countless reviews and reports while Tasmanian students pay hundreds of dollars in extra fees” said Senator Guy Barnett today.“The Rudd Labor Government’s Bradley Review of ...
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How The GST Forces Tax Cuts In Tasmania
12-May-2008
Tasmanian businesses will be the big winners with up to $230 million in State tax cuts forced on the State Government by the Howard Government’s GST tax reform, Senator Guy Barnett said today.
According to new figures out today, tax cuts forced on the States by the Howard Government will force the Lennon Government to use around $230 million of ...
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Lennon Government Squanders GST Windfall - Services Suffer
15-Feb-2006
The Lennon Government is squandering buckets of GST revenue at the expense of health and education services, according to the Productivity Commission and latest GST data, Senator Guy Barnett said today.
“This is either a case of gross mismanagement of taxpayer’s money or the State Government is saving the money for an election war chest. Either ...
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