Memo to Senate: Company tax cuts will destroy the Budget

Thursday 26 July 2018

While the Turnbull Government and the Business Council of Australia (BCA) continue to push the Senate to lower Australia’s company tax rate to 25% from 30%, on the grounds that it would boost investment and wages, the impact from the recent US corporate tax cuts has clearly missed American workers and blown-out the Budget deficit, sounding a warning signal for Australia’s senators.

Last week it was revealed that the US Budget Deficit is projected to balloon past $1 trillion next year:

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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.