Company tax drop will pay off, says McKibbin

Original article by Ben Potter
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 13-May-16

Prominent economist Warwick McKibbin has urged the Coalition to proceed with its proposed reduction in the company tax rate despite its high cost. The policy is estimated to cost $A48 billion over 10 years but McKibbin says it will add $A160 billion to GDP in the long-term. He disagrees with the assessment of the policy’s future benefits by Victoria University’s Janine Dixon, who calculated that a company tax cut would increase GDP while reducing gross national product by between $A800 and $A2,000 per capita.

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RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY. CENTRE OF POLICY STUDIES

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