bracket creep

A calculator lies atop a five, 10, 20 and 50 dollar notes in Australian currency

Adjusting tax brackets in line with inflation would ensure voters who wanted more government spending would also have to vote for more tax.

card tricks

We need to look beyond the statistics, slogans, and spin to uncover the real impact of the upcoming federal budget, writes Richard Holden.

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The most regressive outcome would be to leave the Australian tax system just as it is, writes Richard Holden.