Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 19-Aug-14

The former Australian Government revealed details of its proposed Resources Super Profit Tax on 2 May 2010. However, a book written by ex-treasurer Wayne Swan shows that the mining sector was only told about plans for the tax several days earlier. Swan also notes that generous deductions granted to mining companies for investing in their mining operations were a major contributor to the lower-than-expected revenue from the minerals resource rent tax

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