Past events

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Oct

2017

Crawford School of Public Policy | Social Policy Institute | Tax and Transfer Policy Institute | Seminar

Left behind? Inequality and inclusive growth - assessing the Australian experience

Professor Peter Whiteford, Social Policy Institute, ANU.

Peter Whiteford discusses the experiences of Australian working age households over the last 35 years.

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Sep

2017

Crawford School of Public Policy | Tax and Transfer Policy Institute | Seminar

Using New Zealand trusts to escape other countries' taxes

Professor Michael Littlewood, University of Auckland.

Michael Littlewood discusses how foreigners set up trusts in New Zealand to escape tax in their home country, and the New Zealand government’s actions to prevent such abuses.

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Sep

2017

Crawford School of Public Policy | Tax and Transfer Policy Institute | Workshop

Gender responsive budgeting for breastfeeding

Rhonda Sharp, University of South Australia; Julie Smith, ANU; Shoba Suri, International Baby Food Action Network India; Alessandro Iellamo, Philippines, plus many more.

Experts in breastfeeding, health, and fiscal policy will draw on their experiences from India, Philippines, Korea and Australia.

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Aug

2017

Crawford School of Public Policy | Tax and Transfer Policy Institute | Seminar

Effective marginal tax rate trends and post-GST reforms in Australia

Ben Phillips, Centre for Social Research and Methods, ANU.

Ben Phillips discusses the impacts on workplace incentives via the estimation of Effective Marginal Tax Rates (EMTR) in the year 2001-02, and compares with current policy settings.

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Jul

2017

Crawford School of Public Policy | Tax and Transfer Policy Institute | Conference

What shall we do with company tax?

Professor Michael Devereux, Oxford University; Professor Yariv Brauner, University of Florida; Professor John Freebairn, The University of Melbourne; plus many more.

This conference looks at the future of company tax in a time of political and economic flux.

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Jul

2017

Crawford School of Public Policy | Tax and Transfer Policy Institute | Seminar

Sheep, kangaroos, bunnies and hypocrisy: Australian international tax policy after the OECD's BEPS project

Professor C John Taylor, School of Taxation and Business Law, University of New South Wales.

John Taylor discusses Australia’s proposed adoption of the recommendations of the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project.

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Jul

2017

Crawford School of Public Policy | Tax and Transfer Policy Institute | Seminar

Sales tax holidays: evidence on incidence

Justin M Ross, Indiana University Bloomington, USA.

Justin M Ross discusses his findings on the impacts of tax holidays on retailers and consumers, with implications for policymakers.

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Jun

2017

Crawford School of Public Policy | Social Policy Institute | Tax and Transfer Policy Institute | Workshop

Social security and tax fraud, debt and enforcement: the view from New Zealand

Associate Professor Lisa Marriott, Victoria University of Wellington NZ.

The Social Policy Institute and Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the Crawford School of the ANU are co-hosting a series of workshops exploring major social policy concerns.

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Jun

2017

Crawford School of Public Policy | Tax and Transfer Policy Institute | Seminar

Governing the poor in New Zealand

Associate Professor Lisa Marriott, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Lisa Marriott discusses recent developments in welfare and tax systems that have led to discriminatory treatment of those who are least privileged in New Zealand.

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