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Friday Feb 15, 2013 Continuing our series on some of the economic issues facing New Zealand At the last election National stood by its 2010 tax reform that raised the rate of GST but refused to give exemptions for fresh fruit and vegetables, or
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Federal politicians are again under pressure to scrap the GST on tampons, with thousands of people signing an online petition calling for the 10 per cent levy to be dropped. Perth student Sophie Liley launched the petition on change.org on Tuesday
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Debt laden Air India will have to rely less on government finances for its turnaround in times to come as it is unlikely to get the government approved bailout of Rs 30,000 crore by 2020-21 as planned, with the Centre planning to prune down this
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BusinessSA, the Motor Trade Association and Property Council of Australia all warn that outdated state taxes are stalling economic growth. They call for reductions or abolishment of taxes such as stamp duty, land taxes, payroll tax and the city car
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Julie Bishop says Western Australia is entitled to a fairer share of GST revenue. WA Premier Colin Barnett, who is campaigning for a second term, said last week he'd continue pushing the federal government for a greater slice of GST revenue for the
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Australia's Labor party is "ashamed" of its own name because of the record of Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her federal colleagues, Premier Colin Barnett claims. The Liberal premier on Thursday listed an "A-Z of failures" of the last Labor
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Nagaland Rise of the Indian states F oreign investment is an area that has solely been the preserve of the Union government, which has over the last many years decided the areas in which overseas companies could be allowed to bring in their capital
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Australia's alternative leader is unlikely to stand up to the Commonwealth to protect the boom state's interests, Premier Colin Barnett says. Mr Barnett, known for his dogged advocacy for WA in the federal arena, believes Mr McGowan isn't focused
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Colin Barnett wants the GST distributed on a per-capita basis, and is demanding action from the Federal Coalition if it wins this year's election. "Last federal election there was massive funding from Western Australia towards the national Liberal
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03 The West Australian Premier has threatened to withhold campaign funding from the federal Liberal Party if it does not commit to reforming the GST. Colin Barnett has long complained about WA's share of the GST carve up and argued it should be
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