Implement early tax cuts this month

In the A$17.8 billion tax cut plan, 11.5 million employees will receive tax cuts within a few weeks. The plan will take advantage of individual tax cuts, corporate investment incentives, and new subsidies for companies that hire unemployed people. Promote the economy out of recession. If the Senate approves the Morrison administration’s plan to retroactively…

Policy support for livable cities (3)

Preface In the past ten years, Australia’s population has grown by 3.8 million. Among the capital cities, Melbourne has the fastest growth-nearly 1 million new immigrants in the ten years ending in June 2016. With this growth, the social infrastructure needs to be expanded-all the common social services and facilities that people need throughout their…

Policy support for livable cities (2)

Urban planners, governments and developers are increasingly interested in making cities “livable”. But which features contribute to livability? Which areas of the city are the least livable and most livable? The various livability rankings (which Australia tends to do well) do not provide much useful guidance. In the recently released report “Creating Livable Cities in…

A first look at the 2020 federal budget

New tax measures Income tax relief: The government is expected to retrospect the “Phase 2” tax cuts originally scheduled to begin in July 2022 to July 1, 2020, and the “Phase 3” tax cuts that will begin in 2024 will also Implement in advance. This means that the threshold of the 32.5% tax rate has…

Voting begins in Victoria City Council election

The 2020 municipal council elections in Victoria, covering 4.33 million voters, are in full swing. Ballot packages will be mailed tomorrow. This is the first time that all elections in Victoria will be completed by mail. Commissioner of the Election Commission Warwick Gately encouraged voters to vote as soon as possible. After the voter receives…

There is a definition of reverse loan

Reverse mortgages are a way to unlock home equity, and for many Australians, it is an important part of wealth. The Financial System Inquiry (Financial System Inquiry) proposed this mortgage to support retirees to diversify their wealth and improve the efficiency of Australia’s financial system. The relative growth rate of reverse mortgages corresponds to this,…

More than half of Melbourne subway tunnel project completed

The 11 billion-dollar Melbourne subway tunnel project recently opened the underground passage between Parkville and South Yarral, which marks the completion of 50% of the work of this major project. A total of more than 364,000 cubic meters of gravel soil were excavated by excavators. Another excavator is currently completing the excavation of another tunnel…