“The Senate inquiry into corporate tax has highlighted the importance of global efforts to ensure the international tax system remains robust and that companies have acted within the law in Australia,” Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott said....
“There should be no doubt that achieving the post-2020 emissions reduction target announced by the Prime Minister today will be a challenge for all Australians, including business,” Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott said. "The community must realise...
“The federal government should seize the momentum on tax reform to put forward a comprehensive package that brings the whole community along and delivers a tax system that works for all Australians,” Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott...
“The Productivity Commission has outlined critical steps to move Australia’s workplace relations framework towards the system needed to support jobs and productivity in a globally competitive world,” Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott said. “In its draft workplace...
"Good public policy requires absolute clarity of the problem we are trying to solve. Right now, a high risk proposal to change ‘misuse of market power’ legislation is under consideration that would have significant unintended consequences for the economy and...
“The failure to conclude the highly anticipated Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is disappointing, but reinforces the importance of the Australian Parliament ratifying the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA),” Business Council Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott said. “Trade Minister Andrew Robb should...
Groups representing business and the community sectors have called on Australia’s leaders to approach the task of tax reform in an open, inclusive and transparent way that does not rule out options because it is politically expedient to do so.Ahead...
Groups representing business and the community sectors have called on Australia’s leaders to approach the task of tax reform in an open, inclusive and transparent way that does not rule out options because it is politically expedient to do so.Ahead...
“Yesterday marked a low point for political leadership in Australia,” BCA President Catherine Livingstone said. “Within hours of the Treasurer outlining a compelling case for the need for fundamental tax reform and rebalancing of the tax mix, both major parties...
“The Business Council of Australia welcomes Treasurer Joe Hockey’s comprehensive assessment of the imperative and the scope for tax reform,” BCA Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott said. “By highlighting that the current system is not fit-for-purpose for the challenges facing Australia...