Proposed new laws from the Albanese Government on tobacco control have no credibility without serious measures to tackle the out-of-control black market for cigarettes operating in every town across the country, the Australian Taxpayers Alliance said today.
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An “email generator portal” has created a shortcut for millions of Australians eager to speak out against a controversial government bill.
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“Poor economic analysis” could explain recent confusion around a round of income tax cuts set to benefit taxpayers earning more than $40,000 per annum.
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Tax cuts across the board would help hard working Australians keep more of what they’ve earned - money they can use to cover the rising costs of living.
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Strangely, the new phone and seatbelt cameras are hidden, making them useless at preventing dangerous driving.
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The four percent increase is the largest jump in 30 years and makes Australian beer drinkers the fourth most heavily taxed in the world.
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The Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance outlined its top policy recommendations as a guide for federal election candidates in the lead up to the election. The recommendations aim to increase equality, decrease financial burdens in low-income households and reduce the number of people in the prison system by decriminalising victimless crimes.
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New details have emerged outlining how Australia’s national debt will grow faster and larger, following the federal budget reveal. An Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance analysis paper explores how new avenues of wasteful spending resulted in a deficit $24 billion higher than necessary.
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New modelling reveals Australia’s debt is growing at an increasing rate and is on track to trigger national bankruptcy by 2065. Based on current information, the debt model indicates the country’s total net debt will rise to match—and then surpass—GDP in 45 years.
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A hefty tax hike on beer sold in commercial venues has been dubbed a “death sentence” for small hospitality venues by advocacy group Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance. The price of a schooner in Australia is bound to rise as venues pass on the impacts of the increased tax to patrons. Already, around 42 per cent of the price of a beer is tax, leaving only a tiny portion to the venue.
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Despite the good intention behind the idea, attempts to stop retailers from “price gouging” or raising the price of highly sought after Covid-19 RATs will only lead to a greater shortage of stock, exacerbate stockpiling and possibly create a black market.
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It didn’t come as a shock to staff at the Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance to hear that fraudulent documents purporting to be Australian government-issued vaccination certificates were available for roughly the same price as a black-market carton of cigarettes.
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“The improvement in the economy would have shown improvement in the budget balance if the government had been able to control their addiction to new spending projects,” said Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance Chief Economist Dr John Humphreys.
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It was with a sense of bewilderment that the Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance received the news this morning that Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced that Chief Health Officer Jeanette Young would replace His Excellency The Honourable Paul de Jersey, AC, CVO, QC as Governor from November 2021.
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The Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance (ATA) condemns Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s recent strongman posturing on the proposed authoritarian expansions of police powers to invade the privacy of ordinary citizens.
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“This tax is nothing more than a revenue-raising exercise being pushed by bitter bureaucratic busybodies who should let Australians enjoy things for once,” said Brian Marlow, President of the ATA. “Time and time again we’ve seen how sin taxes like this fail wherever they’ve been implemented, yet the AMA seems to want to push these tired, broken tax models here in Australia.
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“Superannuation is just another tax that buys the trust of Australian taxpayers with false promises of social security and other benefits,” said ATA Policy Researcher Xin Yuan Quek. “The truth is, these taxes hurt us more than they protect us.”
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The spending tracker, cheekily named ‘Waste Watchers’, calculates the cost of new spending measures on individual taxpayers and households as they are announced on budget night.
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