Our immediate focus must be on restoring the security, reliability and affordability of our energy systems. However, we cannot ignore the need for a more sustainable system as we transition towards a lower emissions economy. Clear, stable energy and climate...
In our Budget submission, we set out a responsible five-pronged strategy to promote stronger growth, better services and increased value from government spending, with the ultimate goal of achieving higher community living standards: an architecture for embedding a systematic approach...
The Business Council's submission to the review of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) cautions against short-sighted changes. The Business Council believes companies must meet their tax obligations and do so in a transparent way – including the PRRT. We...
The Business Council has made asubmission to The Treasury’s Review of Tax and Corporate Whistleblower Protections in Australia. Whisteblowers play an important role in helping detect instances of corporate and tax misconduct. Corporate and tax misconduct is not only damaging to...
The Business Council's submission on the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Misuse of Market Power) Bill 2016 disagrees with the Turnbull government's proposal to introduce an "effects test". The current law works as intended and is well understood, while the new law...