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Ahead of national cabinet, while there has been a lot of attention on Labor premiers Annastacia Palaszczuk and Mark McGowan over Queensland and Western Australia’s border closures, it is worth remembering that South Australia and Tasmania haven’t budged either, and they have Liberal premiers. And no forthcoming state elections, unlike Palaszczuk and McGowan. (Elections are being blamed for the hard border closures in Qld and WA)
Plus, New South Wales has only very recently moved on a border bubble with its Victorian border communities – it kept that airtight despite the pleas for almost two months.
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Meanwhile, we are hearing a lot about tax breaks, and tax cuts (moving forward the legislated tax cuts has been in the works for some time – and Scott Morrison deliberately mentioned it again in question time this week, to keep that ball rolling), but you have to wonder – if people are already feeling unsettled and saving their incomes, which we know from the national accounts, where household savings went from 6% to almost 20%, how will tax cuts stimulate the economy?
Here is AAP on Peter Dutton floating using tax breaks to bring in international companies to Australia:
Continue reading…National cabinet set to examine alternatives to state border closures and discuss cap on international arrivals. Follow liveAustralian stats interactiveNSW cases map; NSW hotspots listQueensland hotspots listSign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email 11.16pm BSTAhead of national cabinet, while there has been a lot of attention on Labor premiers Annastacia Palaszczuk and Mark McGowan over Queensland and Western Australia’s border closures, it is worth remembering that South Australia and Tasmania haven’t budged either, and they have Liberal premiers. And no forthcoming state elections, unlike Palaszczuk and McGowan. (Elections are being blamed for the hard border closures in Qld and WA)Plus, New South Wales has only very recently moved on a border bubble with its Victorian border communities – it kept that airtight despite the pleas for almost two months. 11.01pm BSTMeanwhile, we are hearing a lot about tax breaks, and tax cuts (moving forward the legislated tax cuts has been in the works for some time – and Scott Morrison deliberately mentioned it again in question time this week, to keep that ball rolling), but you have to wonder – if people are already feeling unsettled and saving their incomes, which we know from the national accounts, where household savings went from 6% to almost 20%, how will tax cuts stimulate the economy?Here is AAP on Peter Dutton floating using tax breaks to bring in international companies to Australia: Continue reading…