Should Australia cut company taxes to boost growth?

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By Leith van Onselen

The Australian Treasury’s head of revenue, Rob Heffren, is pushing to cut the rate of company tax in order to boost foreign investment. From The Canberra Times:

Mr Heferen said lower company taxes boosted foreign investment, resulted in more jobs, higher wages and increased productivity…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.