Media releases

Today I introduced the Corporations Amendment (Repayment of Directors' Bonuses) Bill 2002 into the House of Representatives.

I am announcing today that the Government will provide a fringe benefits tax (FBT) exemption for certain payments to prescribed employee entitlement funds from 1 April 2003.

I have written to the States and Territories to seek their support for the nomination of Mr Graeme Samuel AO as Deputy Chairman and Mr Ed Willett as member of the Australian Competition and C

The September 2002 IMF World Economic Outlook predicts that Australia's economy will continue to perform strongly, with Australia's economic growth forecast to remain one of the highest among the w

The Treasurer will represent Australia at a series of important meetings in London, Washington and New York beginning early next week.

The IMF has released its annual assessment of the Australian economy today, which welcomes:

We release today a comprehensive set of policy proposals on audit regulation and the wider corporate disclosure framework.

The Treasurer today announced the release of the Productivity Commission's final report on the Review of the National Access Regime and also announced the Government's interim response to the

The Treasurer Peter Costello has today signed with the Mexican Finance Secretary, Francisco Gil Díaz, a comprehensive taxation agreement between Australia and Mexico for the avoidance of double tax

The Australian Treasurer, The Hon. Peter Costello MP, and the Governor of the Bank of Mexico, Dr Ortiz, today launched the new 20 peso banknote in Mexico City.

The Ninth APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting in Los Cabos, Mexico on 5-6 September, provided an important opportunity for regional Finance Ministers to emphasise the importance of APEC's free tr

Today's National Accounts show that the Australian economy continued to post solid gains in the June quarter of 2002, despite the weak global environment.

The Treasurer will visit Mexico this week to attend the APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting in Los Cabos, to finalise the Australia-Mexico Double Taxation Agreement and launch the new Mexican 20

Today I am releasing the Government's response to the Report of the Inquiry into the Definition of Charities and Related Organisations.

The Treasurer announced today that the Government has accepted a recommendation from the Board of Taxation not to proceed with the Tax Value Method (TVM) and the associated Section 4 'core ru

The Government welcomes the release today of proposals to reform credit card schemes in Australia.

I am pleased to announce today the appointments of Mr Charles Curran AO, Director of QBE Insurance Group Limited and Mr Chris Mackay, Joint Chief Executive Officer (Australia and New Z

I am releasing today the consultation paper Review of International Taxation Arrangements prepared by the Department of the Treasury.

The Treasurer today released the Productivity Commission's inquiry report "Review of the Prices Surveillance Act 1983" and also announced the Government's response to the report.

The Treasurer, Mr Peter Costello, today announced Telstra as the successful tenderer for the $20.4 million Commonwealth Government initiative to provide improved spot mobile phone coverage on