Peter Tulip lives in his own economic bubble

Monday 10 May 2021

Ex-RBA head of research turned chief economist at the Centre for Independent Studies, Peter Tulip, has backed bringing forward stage 3 tax cuts, arguing they are the best way to stimulate growth:

The best way it could get the economy growing faster was through tax cuts, he said, and that included bringing forward the stage 3 tax cuts.

“We do need extra tax cuts because we do need extra fiscal stimulus. That means bring forward the stage 3 tax cuts,” he said.

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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.