Chapter:
11 - Employment
Mover:
Seconder:
 
 
Source:
Union: CPSU
My Private Notes


Preamble
Australia is a low taxing country, taxing less than the OECD average. Tax to GDP ratio is now lower than it was under the Howard Government and around 2–3 percentage points lower than spending.

Australia faces increasing demands on public services due to a range of factors such as the net zero transition, geopolitical demands and the growing care economy. The recent federal election demonstrated that the Australian public rejects an agenda of austerity. 

The public does not support cuts and their expectations of the quality of public services only continues to grow. To futureproof our public services, governments need to raise more revenue.
General Resolution

Tax reform

ACT Labor supports a tax reform agenda that ensures government has sustainable funding for the growing demands on our public services. 

Any tax reform should be driven by the principle of progressivity, and that additional revenue is needed. Any changes should also increase equity, target negative externalities and aim to reduce tax avoidance. 

ACT Labor reccommends that any tax reform agenda focuses on tax concessions that predominantly benefit the well-off such as trusts or superannuation that are used to avoid tax and tackling loopholes that enable corporations to avoid paying their fair share of tax. On these grounds, this conference also opposes any headline reduction in the corporate tax rate or increase to the GST.