Tag: Jim Chalmers

Productivity Commission reforms to be led by new chair

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has appointed a deputy secretary from the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance Chris Barrett as the new chair of the Productivity Commission. Announcing the appointment...

Senate demands PwC publish names in tax leaks scandal

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A Senate Committee has demanded that global consulting firm PwC publicly reveal the names of staff involved in the tax leaks scandal, which the Treasurer  has called a “trashing”...

ATO to SMEs: Delay returns for $1bn in tech tax breaks

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Small businesses wanting to take advantage of tax breaks for new technology worth $1 billion to the Budget bottom line are being told to delay their tax returns, with...

Chalmers flags digital, GreenTech as productivity drivers

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Digital and CleanTech will be key to halting Australia’s relative productivity decline, according to Treasurer Jim Chalmers, who has again called for the Productivity Commission to be reformed. Speaking...

IMF warning on off-budget industry billions

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government’s plan to pump billions into industry development, housing and transform the electricity grid needs to be “phased appropriately”, while further off-budget vehicles should be avoided, the...