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US package to include big tax cuts
SMH 12:00am 05 Jan 2009 US President-elect Barack Obama is pushing for tax cuts amounting to hundreds of billions of dollars in an urgent stimulus package.
Tax haven figures face extradition
TheAge 12:00am 04 Jan 2009 The alleged masterminds of the offshore tax schemes used by scores of wealthy people are facing extradition, in a breakthrough for the nation's biggest tax fraud probe.
Copper up as China increases import tax
SMH 12:00am 02 Jan 2009 Copper prices bounded higher by almost 3 per cent on Wednesday after China raised the value added tax on a range of metal ore imports.
WA may review $250m tax cut pledge
SMH 12:00am 31 Dec 2008 An election pledge to deliver $250 million worth of tax cuts may need to be reviewed, Colin Barnett said on his 100th day as West Australian premier.
Tax Office pursues footy great 'Dipper'
SMH 12:00am 28 Dec 2008 Aussie Rules great Robert DiPierdomenico is being pursued by the Australian Tax Office for more than $650,000.
Hogan fails in bid to oust tax investigators
TheAge 12:00am 23 Dec 2008 Paul Hogan fails to remove the team of investigators involved in a long criminal inquiry into his tax affairs and those of his comic sidekick John "Strop" Cornell.
No tax hikes, no new taxes in SA
SMH 12:00am 18 Dec 2008 There will be no tax hikes and no new taxes in South Australia's economic statement on Friday, despite the global financial crisis, Treasurer Kevin Foley says.
Brumby warns of traps in state tax calls
TheAge 12:00am 16 Dec 2008 GST or income tax will have to be increased radically if the Federal Government heeds demands to abolish key state taxes, Premier John Brumby has warned.
Former Lib leader escapes conviction on tax charge
TheAge 12:00am 16 Dec 2008 He was the architect of the most significant tax reform of the past few decades, a shadow treasurer and economist who sought but failed to be prime minister. Yesterday, he stood opposite a Commonwealth prosecutor, charged for his failure to comply with tax law.
Cool response to $1.6bn tax 'present'
TheAge 12:00am 13 Dec 2008 The Federal Government's $1.6 billion pre-Christmas tax present for business as part of its $4.7 billion infrastructure package may not be enough to encourage nervous investors to start spending, according to infrastructure experts and business groups.
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