Financing state property tax reform

Summary of proposal

Under this proposal the Commonwealth Government would provide concessional loans to state and territory governments (excluding the ACT) to enable them to replace their existing stamp duty on sales of residential and non-residential property with a broad based land tax.

From 1 July 2017, property acquisitions would not be liable for stamp duty, but would instead commence paying an annual land tax.

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Financing state property tax reform

Summary of proposal

Under this proposal the Commonwealth Government would provide concessional loans to state and territory governments (excluding the ACT) to enable them to replace their existing stamp duty on sales of residential and non-residential property with a broad based land tax.

From 1 July 2017, property acquisitions would not be liable for stamp duty, but would instead commence paying an annual land tax.

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Improving wage growth

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the salaries of public servants with Australian Public Service (APS) classifications levels below the Executive Level 1 classification to:

  • Option 1: 4.0 per cent per annum.
  • Option 2: 5.0 per cent per annum.

The increase in departmental appropriations would be exempt from the efficiency dividend.

The proposal would commence on 1 July 2018 and terminate on 30 June 2023.

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Improving wage growth

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the salaries of public servants with Australian Public Service (APS) classifications levels below the Executive Level 1 classification to:

  • Option 1: 4.0 per cent per annum.
  • Option 2: 5.0 per cent per annum.

The increase in departmental appropriations would be exempt from the efficiency dividend.

The proposal would commence on 1 July 2018 and terminate on 30 June 2023.

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Improving wage growth

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the salaries of public servants with Australian Public Service (APS) classifications levels below the Executive Level 1 classification to:

  • Option 1: 4.0 per cent per annum.
  • Option 2: 5.0 per cent per annum.

The increase in departmental appropriations would be exempt from the efficiency dividend.

The proposal would commence on 1 July 2018 and terminate on 30 June 2023.

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Improving wage growth

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the salaries of public servants with Australian Public Service (APS) classifications levels below the Executive Level 1 classification to:

  • Option 1: 4.0 per cent per annum.
  • Option 2: 5.0 per cent per annum.

The increase in departmental appropriations would be exempt from the efficiency dividend.

The proposal would commence on 1 July 2018 and terminate on 30 June 2023.

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Improving wage growth

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the salaries of public servants with Australian Public Service (APS) classifications levels below the Executive Level 1 classification to:

  • Option 1: 4.0 per cent per annum.
  • Option 2: 5.0 per cent per annum.

The increase in departmental appropriations would be exempt from the efficiency dividend.

The proposal would commence on 1 July 2018 and terminate on 30 June 2023.

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Tax and regulate cannabis

Summary of proposal

This proposal would legalise the production and sale of recreational cannabis in Australia through a tightly regulated model, as follows. 

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Tax and regulate cannabis

Summary of proposal

This proposal would legalise the production and sale of recreational cannabis in Australia through a tightly regulated model, as follows. 

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Personal Income Tax Plan

Summary of proposal

The request sought the financial implications of the 2018-19 Budget measure Personal Income Tax Plan. The information was requested over the period to 2028-29, and disaggregated into the components of the measure which start on 1 July 2018 (Components 1 and 2), 1 July 2022 (Components 3, 4 and 5), and 1 July 2024 (Components 6 and 7).

Component 1 increases the upper threshold for the 32.5 per cent marginal tax rate from $87,000 to $90,000 from 1 July 2018.

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