Economic Policy
Economic Policy
A Case for a FLAT TAX
Australia has two fundamental problems - we don’t spend or save enough. With the GST considered a regressive tax - the more you spend the more tax you pay - a flat tax (12-16%) ensures people have more disposable income to spend and save more. But would it work?
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Abolition of Payroll Tax
When the GST was introduced State and Territory Governments agreed to abolish payroll tax in return for GST revenue. But it never happen. Payroll tax is a disincentive to hire staff on the basis that once you go over the threshold, you pay payroll tax on all employees. So should it be abolished?
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Stamp Duty
Many argue the inefficiency of State bureaucracies is evidenced by stamp duty. With housing affordability at an all time low and with younger Australian’s increasingly unlikely to be able to buy a home, why is stamp duty still being charged on family homes and what’s the outcome if it’s abolished?
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Government Inefficiency
State and Federal Government bureaucracies are bloated with some like in Victoria growing by 60% over the past 15 years. Why has this occurred and is it sustainable? Can such growth be attributed simply to an ever complex policy environment and are taxpayers achieving value for money?
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Small and Medium Business
Small and medium businesses (SMEs) are in the news daily. But what does the SME sector in Australia look like and what are their main challenges when it comes to pure policy and what policy reforms would genuinely support SMEs?
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Manufacturing
Australia has always been innovative but the level of home grown manufacturing has dropped off to alarming levels. What can Australia’s manufacturing profile look like with genuine policy reform?
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Micro Brewers & Distillers
For the past two years dozens of brewers and micros distilleries have shut. This is primarily due to a lack of policy vision and support for this vibrant sector. More needs to be done and we’ll explain how and why.
How does the GST work?
The GST was introduced to remover a raft of taxes. The GST revenue is captured by the Commonwealth and distributed national via a mechanism called Vertical Fiscal Equalisation. Allow us to make sense of it and dispel some common myths.
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Economic Snippets
This is where we take really complex economic analysis - from exceptional thinkers - and condense it in such a way that you can understand what’s happening.
Economists particularly, are really good at confusing people. Moreover, a significant percentage of economists DON’T provide solutions. They are just interested in telling you what the problem is. We don’t focus on the problem at YAM. We present the case and the solution in a way you understand. It’s then up to you to work out who is telling you a ‘porky’ and who isn’t.
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Private or Public Sector
When almost half the workforce is employed by Governments (public corporations) - Federal, State, Local - there isn’t much chance for the private sector. What Government owns what across the country and how does this affect competition and the ability of the private sector to flourish? CLICK
Government spending on renewable sectors
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is committed to spend thousands of millions on renewable energy projects across the country. Many of which have already failed - like Green Hydrogen. What projects are being funded and should we be reconsidering the subsidies when the money is going to multi-nationals and local mining billionaires? CLICK
Government policy and business defaults - how bad is it?
Graham Hull (Economist and Founder of EconoGrafix) analyses the sad escalation of bankruptcies and insolvencies in Australia. CLICK
The real cost of ‘free’ renewable energy
With energy prices surging what is the ‘real’ cost of renewables and why are renewable snot making things cheaper? We take a deep dive into this issue with the help of some pretty smart people. CLICK
Have we backed the wrong horse with Green Hydrogen
Billions of dollars is being spent on Green Hydrogen and yet 90% of the projects either don’t get started or fail. With the help of some very clever people we analyse the global and Australian Green Hydrogen market. CLICK
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Mary Fitzpatrick and the WA myth surrounding GST
As a economist Mary takes a look at how the GST is divided amongst the States and Territories and outlines how Western Australia’s argument that they don’t receive enough GST revenue, makes little sense, as it has more to do with the theatre of politics than a good economic argument.
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Dean Logan addresses policy lag and the effect this has on dealer groups
When the Federal Government declared large scale marine parks we lost in-excess of 30 major dealerships between QLD and northern NSW. The economic ramifactions were never addressed and so the impact on small communities was huge. And yet there was a much better solution where economic viability and marine protection could co-exist and thrive.
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Nicky Flanagan and the economics of Indigenous funding
Can and should we do better when it comes to funding Indigenous Australia? Moreover, when it comes to policy evaluation why are policies and funding models not being better evaluate to ensure more outcomes are acheived?
