Tag: Federal Budget

Despite numerous calls to extend the fuel excise cut to ease cost-of-living pressures, Labor has reiterated it is unlikely due to budgetary restraints.

A PBO analysis report suggests that cracking down on multinational evading taxes could boost the federal budget by $1.1bn over the four years

Whilst spending in the areas of childcare, aged care, disability and mental health featured favourably in the 2021 federal budget, when it comes to economic recovery measures for businesses there were notable exclusions.

Take a look at what some of Australia’s tech and digital companies had to say about the Government’s big digital strategy…

The NFF has welcomed a range of budget announcements, heralding them as a shot in the arm for agriculture and regional Australia.

The Australian government has announced major changes to its childcare subsidy ahead of the May 11 federal budget, but who will benefit from them?

The Digital Economy Strategy will see a further $800 million added to measures put forth in the 2020 Budget, aiming to make Australia one of the world’s leading digital economies.

The Coalition’s federal election win prompts us to reflect on their FY20 Federal Budget promises that piqued our interest. With Australian households spending over $73 billion each year on tradespeople and 250,000 trade businesses operating around the country, the sector represents an important economic contributor that deserves nurturing for continued prosperity and growth. So if […]

The 2019 federal budget was revealed last week, with many changes indicated for small business, and so we asked leaders in the SME world for their opinions and reactions.   As a recap, the conditional budget saw an increase in the instant asset write-off threshold to $30,000, lower tax rates and an easier tax dispute […]

These Aussie start up founders share their thoughts on the Federal Budget reveal earlier this week, giving us an insight into how SMEs are going to be affected – the positives and the negatives.     Carl Hartmann, Co-founder at ShortLyster “The part of Mr Frydenberg’s speech most relevant to the startup sector was his […]