Original article by Jacob Greber
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 8 : 10-Nov-15

The OECD has downgraded its economic growth forecast for Australia in 2015 from 2.3 per cent to 2.2 per cent. Meanwhile, the economy is expected to expand by 2.6 per cent in 2016, compared with the OECD’s previous forecast of three per cent growth. The OECD’s economic outlook report suggests that Australia’s unemployment rate will remain at around 6.2 per cent in 2016. The OECD has also urged the Federal Government to pursue tax reform, including an increase in the rate and scope of the GST.

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ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA