Company tax cuts are now political poison

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By Leith van Onselen

Like a beggar sitting outside 7Eleven in Melbourne’s CBD, Business Council of Australia (BCA) chief, Jennifer Westacott, continues to plead for company tax cuts. From The AFR:

“Australia needs a pro-growth competitive company tax system for all businesses – big and small – to drive investment, raise productivity and increase the real wages of working Australians,” she told The Australian Financial Review on Sunday…

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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.