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Media releases
2013
Inspector-General of Taxation review into improving the self assessment system
Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury has today released the Inspector-General of Taxation's Review into improving the self assessment system.
Reforms to crack down on tax avoidance and profit shifting
Reforms introduced into Parliament today will boost the Government's ability to tackle the challenges of base erosion and profit shifting, said Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury.
Coalition must come clean on costings
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has let the cat out of the bag this afternoon by announcing via press release the Opposition will not come clean on its costings for at least 183 days.
Coalition Clangers 6: Pyne says still no work done on costings
Senior Coalition frontbencher Christopher Pyne has today conceded the Coalition still hasn't done any of the work it needs to fill its $70 billion black hole.
Coalition sensitive over high-spending record
Joe Hockey has once again exposed the Coalition's glass jaw over their high-spending record in Government.
Pyne confirms household compensation on the chopping block
Senior Liberal frontbencher Christopher Pyne last night confirmed that assistance to families would face the chopping block under an Abbott-led Government.
Greater transparency of tax paid by large and multinational businesses
Today the Government is announcing its intention to improve the transparency of Australia's business tax system.
Declaring the Victorian Bushfires, the Queensland floods and tornadoes and the New South Wales floods disasters for tax deductibility purposes
The Assistant Treasurer, the Hon David Bradbury MP, has declared the following three disasters for the purposes of establishing Australian disaster relief funds:
Later start date for better targeting of not–for–profit tax concessions
The Gillard Government has announced that the 2011-12 Budget measure "Better Targeting of NFP Tax Concessions" will now commence from 1 July 2014.
New safety standard for portable pools
New warning labels will be required on portable pools from March 2014 under a new mandatory safety standard, said Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury.
First MySuper applications lodged
Today marks a key milestone in the implementation of the Gillard Government's superannuation reforms, with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority receiving the first MySuper applications fr