Tag: Wayne Swan

Informed Comment

Wayne Swan says Labor must boost workers’ power and rein in corporate excess | Australia news | The Guardian

Former treasurer says party should focus on jobs and introduce ‘Buffett rule’ as part of changes to tax system

Source: Wayne Swan says Labor must boost workers’ power and rein in corporate excess | Australia news | The Guardian

Corporate Tax Evasion

BHP Billiton has evaded taxes for more than a decade, says Wayne Swan | World news | The Guardian

Former Labor treasurer says miner ‘gamed the system’ by using aggressive transfer pricing to smuggle profits out of Australia

Source: BHP Billiton has evaded taxes for more than a decade, says Wayne Swan | World news | The Guardian

inequality

Day to Day Politics: Class Warfare? Yes it is. – » The Australian Independent Media Network

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Saturday 30 April 2016 In 2013 the then Treasurer Wayne Swan, wrote an essay about the  ever-increasing inequality that had invaded our society. The right-wing Murdoch press immediately attacked his piece as class warfare. So what the hell is this class warfare everyone talks about? I would have thought that there was less class distinction in Australia than…

Source: Day to Day Politics: Class Warfare? Yes it is. – » The Australian Independent Media Network

TAX

Wayne Swan: Tax avoidance impoverishes us all. Fighting it requires challenging the powerful | Opinion | The Guardian

There must be a debate about the ethics of tax avoidance and evasion. Board members who approve this behaviour should be forced to answer for it

Source: Wayne Swan: Tax avoidance impoverishes us all. Fighting it requires challenging the powerful | Opinion | The Guardian

Australian Economy Deregulation, Budget

Federal budget 2015: Joe Hockey takes his budget tips from Wayne Swan

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Federal budget 2015: Joe Hockey takes his budget tips from Wayne Swan.