Media releases

The Government will be passing on the sales tax receipts from the sale of the Elton John tribute CD produced in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, to charity.

On 6 August, following the High Courts decision of 5 August on State and Territory business franchise fees (BFFs), and in response to a request from the States and Territories to implement a safety

In the 1997-98 Budget Statement, Savings: Choice and Incentive, the Government announced changes to the social security means test treatment of retirement income stream products.

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Rod Kemp, announced today the appointment of three additional private sector representatives to assist the rewrite of the income tax law by the Tax Law Improvement

The Government intends to introduce legislation to make minor amendments to the income tax provisions relating to employee share schemes.

The Government has decided to continue an exemption from the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) for employers in respect of certain non-resident senior executives who meet the criteria for the former Cl

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Rod Kemp, announced today that the Governor-General had appointed Mr Bruce Jones to the position of Second Commissioner of Taxation.

The Government has gazetted Regulations to complete the regulatory framework for RSAs. The Government has now delivered on a major superannuation policy election promise.

The Government has negotiated the passage of the Superannuation Surcharge Legislation through the Senate, foiling Labor's attempts to sabotage this initiative to make the superannuation system fair

I am announcing today the rates at which certain taxpayers will be able to claim income tax deductions for car expenses during the 1996-97 income year.

Labor attempted today to sneak through a major reshuffle of their poorly performing Shadow Ministry.

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Rod Kemp, announced today that the Government is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified persons to act as private sector representatives on the Tax

The Govemment's amendment to the superannuation surcharge legislation is designed to strengthen its constitutional position.

Labor's Spokesperson on Superannuation, Senator Sherry, has yet again attempted to deliberately mislead the public and the media in an attempt to undermine the Government's measure to make the supe

I am announcing today amendments to the grouping provisions contained in the company tax installment system in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (ITAA).