#Joe Hockey
Budget: Small business said to benefit from tax cut
Australia’s small businesses are said to be receiving a tax cut in tonight’s budget, part of a portfolio that Small Business Minister Bruce Billson described as “delicious” and “delightful”.
Businesses downbeat after hard Christmas
Australia’s business confidence has suffered after a difficult Christmas period, according to the December quarter 2014 ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence.
Inaction on lowering GST threshold angers online retailers
Advocates for Australian-made products have slammed the nation’s treasurers for political cowardice after they deferred a decision on reducing the $1,000 GST low value exemption for overseas online purchases.
North Sydney named Australia’s savviest ‘eTown’
North Sydney was named the eTown for 2013 at an event this morning, with Federal Treasurer and member for North Sydney Joe Hockey present to congratulate the council and local businesses.
Australian banks cry “Don’t regulate us” despite massive profits
The Australian Bankers’ Association (ABA) has come out and labeled the current debate on banking regulation in Australia spearheaded by Labor’s Wayne Swan and the Liberal’s Joe Hockey as “long on rhetoric but short on facts”.
Hockey – Parental leave tax a ‘Huge Windfall’
Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has defended Tony Abbott’s paid parental leave plan, arguing the 1.7 percent levy on businesses would be a “huge windfall for big business”. Joe Hockey was forced to enter the debate after continued attacks by free market think tanks and unions alike. As well as attacks coming from within his own […]