John Piggott

Budget 2018 comment: Professor John Piggott

09 May 2018

Professor John Piggott, from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), says the 2018 federal budget could rightly be called a 'Baby Boomers' Budget'

More older people in the workforce would boost GDP – but it's a hard ask

01 May 2017

There's a budget imperative most observers have taken their eye off: the fiscal fallout from an ageing population, writes John Piggott.

Superannuation reform: don't let it become a revenue grab

22 Aug 2016

The long game is what counts in superannuation tax reform, writes John Piggott.

New research focus on Asia Pacific's rapidly ageing population

28 Sep 2015

Tackling the challenges of the Asia-Pacific’s rapidly ageing population will be the focus of a new research hub launched today at UNSW.

Will the 2014 budget plug the revenue hole?

13 May 2014

Academics from UNSW’s Australian School of Business will give their independent analysis of the 2014 Federal Budget in a live roundtable discussion on Wednesday morning.

We are at population tipping point

06 Dec 2013

The trend to a longer life and an older population means Australia faces a major demographic change. We need to implement coping policies now, writes John Piggott.

Tax fiddle risks entire pension system

30 Apr 2012

Separating superannuation taxes from personal income tax makes tinkering with pension tax tempting for governments, writes John Piggott.

A view from the inside

11 May 2010

UNSW economics professor John Piggott, a member of the Henry Tax Review panel, explains some of the thinking behind the tax blueprint's 138 recommendations.

UNSW academic joins tax review

13 May 2008

Professor John Piggott from UNSW's Australian School of Business has been appointed to the panel charged with reviewing the national tax system.

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