Employment News

Tax Relief At Expense Of Public Jobs

11 April 2006

AUSTRALIA now has a leaner government sector than the bastion of small government, the United States, the Treasurer, Peter Costello, revealed recently. Writing in a Liberal Party journal, The Party Room, Costello argued that by keeping spending down, the Government is better placed to reduce the tax burden on workers. This is the Government strategy that underlies the next budget: low spending over the last few years will allow more tax relief... read full story