Tax Shift | Prosper Australia
We all deserve a fair share of nature’s gifts, and fair reward for our work. It’s time to talk about the #TaxShift we need for Australia.| Prosper Australia
We all deserve a fair share of nature’s gifts, and fair reward for our work. It’s time to talk about the #TaxShift we need for Australia.| Prosper Australia
Fixing productivity needs more than deregulation — it needs tax reform| Prosper Australia
Summary To improve productivity Australia needs to shift taxes off work and enterprise and onto the economic rents from land, natural resources, and monopolies. This principle should be at the heart of any economic reform agenda. Income tax should be rebalanced to favour productive effort over unearned gains, beginning by scrapping CGT concessions. States should be encouraged to: The problem: our tax system penalises production and rewards speculation Australian governments rely too heavily o...| Prosper Australia
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Prosper Australia welcomes Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ speech to the National Press Club today, highlighting the need for long-term, considered tax reform to build a stronger, more productive economy.| Prosper Australia
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Every productivity gain ends up capitalising into land prices. Without structural tax reform workers and business continue to pay the price.| Prosper Australia
By Cameron Murray and Tim Helm This article was originally published on Fresh Economic Thinking. Posted here with permission. A recent working paper by Schuyler Louie, John A. Mondragon, and Johannes Wieland has been making waves in urban economics circles. The paper title might provide a clue as to why— “Supply Constraints do not Explain House Price and Quantity Growth Across U.S. Cities”. The effect of land-use regulations on housing affordability is a polarising topic. Unsurprising...| Prosper Australia
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Join us as we discuss the election results, the opportunities for tax reform, and to share your ideas.| Prosper Australia
Prosper Australia's submission to the Infrastructure Victoria 30-year infrastructure strategy consultation process.| Prosper Australia
Let tax reform drive your voting decision this election with the Prosper Australia 2025 policy scorecard.| Prosper Australia
Value capture is an equitable and efficient funding mechanism to support the development of high speed rail. It ensures that those who benefit the most from high speed rail contribute to its cost.| Prosper Australia
Prosper Australia was proud to join with Per Capita and a host of other organisations across the community sector in presenting the 2025 Community Tax Summit. Held in the richly historic Trades Hall, the Community Tax Summit was a two-day conference that brought together researchers, advocates, people with lived experience, and economists to examine how […]| Prosper Australia
Prosper Australia responds to the Federal Budget and urges the government to embrace real reform that ensures prosperity is shared by all.| Prosper Australia
Prosper Australia today expressed deep disappointment at the Victorian Government’s continued failure to implement value capture mechanisms.| Prosper Australia
How to cut taxes for Australia’s highest-taxed workers Tim Helm, Director of Research and Policy, Prosper Australia Prosper’s first report for 2024, released in March, highlighted the potential for significant income tax reform through even a modest shift towards greater taxation of land rents. Public debate around the restructured “Stage 3” tax cuts in early 2024 was focused heavily on fairness in the distribution of income tax and who wins and loses from changes in tax rates. Howeve...| Prosper Australia
Over the past century and a half, politics and economics have evolved significantly in how we manage society. Yet, the core principle remain| Prosper Australia
Prosper Australia is an economic research organisation founded in the Georgist tradition of political philosophy. Our work centres on the monopolistic nature of land and how it shapes our economy and society. We have a long history of research into property taxation and local government rating systems. We wish to raise five points in relation to the third and fourth topics of the inquiry: the overall revenue structure of local government; and whether the existing revenue structure is sust...| Prosper Australia
Supply targets alone won’t solve the problem – we need redistribution and tax reform| Prosper Australia
