“Taxpayers should question political motives before allowing regulators to institute or alter a law,” says ATA Communications Manager, Emilie Dye. “The NSW government has robbed taxpayers of $1.12 billion through fines since 2012. Politicians expect this initiative will bring in another $200 million a year for the NSW government.”
Read More“The Scheme chose the CPAC Conference as a target for no reason other than disagreeing with politics of the participants,” says ATA Communications Manager, Emilie Dye. “Bureaucrats have weaponised this regulation for political gain instead of using it for national security.
Read More“Most of us know that if you over-water a succulent, it dies. But the MDBA fails to understand the same goes for the bush,” says ATA Communications Manager, Emilie Dye. “The Murray Darling Basin Plan has disrupted both the water economy and the natural ecosystem.”
Read More“Smart politicians in the Netherlands have decided to keep the corporate tax rate at 25 percent and not inordinately tax dividends or royalties thus attracting companies like Netflix,” says ATA Communications Manager, Emilie Dye. “The ATO consequently misses out on taxing the $600 million to $1 billion Netflix earns annually in Australian.”
Read More“While we support an individual's right to protest peacefully, when protestors intentionally use risky tactics to harm people and property they should face the full force of the law,” says ATA Communications Manager, Emilie Dye. “These bills don’t obstruct the rights of activists; they protect the rights of Queenslanders. Extremists should not be allowed to stop lawful work by using dangerous tactics.”
Read More“Tax cuts stop the government from beating drought stricken farmers while they are down, but they do little to pick suffering farmers up off the dry ground,” says ATA Communications Manager, Emilie Dye. “Farmers need water not handouts, or subsidies, or even tax holidays.”
Read More“The income tax bracket only shows part of the story. Individuals end up giving over a much larger share of their income in less transparent forms of taxation, “says ATA Communications Manager, Emilie Dye. “According to the European Policy Information Center, some Australians hand over 54 per cent of their income to the taxman.”
Read More“Australians face a top marginal tax rate of 54 percent when you add in income tax, payroll tax, and GST. While some may consider this fair, it hurts people at all levels of achievement,” says ATA Communications Manager, Emilie Dye. “Politicians should spend less time creating a hologram of fairness and more time putting money back into the pockets of hard working Australians.”
Read More“Normally when a man with a gun tells a sixteen year old girl to strip down naked, we call the police. But the NSW police are doing just that at music festivals,” says ATA Communications Manager, Emilie Dye. “There are very few situations when strip searches are called for; unarmed teenagers at music festivals should not make the cut.”
Read MoreWe today criticised Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore’s $60 million Green Energy Deal which is unlikely to deliver value for ratepayers and could make electricity more expensive in the long-term for businesses and homes in the city.
Read More“When issuing taxes the government must take into account the cost of those taxes on the economy. By issuing inefficient taxes, the Government takes money from the Australian taxpayer twice,” says ATA Communications Manager, Emilie Dye. “First, the ATO hits Australian taxpayers. Then lost jobs and high priced goods finish beating them to a pulp.”
Read More“Journalists from all political philosophies provide an important check on government. By using fear tactics to force journos to tow the line, the Australian government hides important information from taxpayers.” Says ATA Communications Manager, Emilie Dye. “We don’t live in an authoritarian regime, so we shouldn’t let the government get away with acting like the Communist Party of China (CPC).”
Read MoreWe today criticised unsubstantiated claims from the Australia Institute about nuclear energy in Australia.
Read More“A ban on plastic bags would hurt both small businesses and the environment,” says ATA Communications Manager, Emilie Dye. “While corporate supermarkets virtue signal that they care about the environment, they care about profits more. They make good money off of $0.15 reinforced plastic bags and $1.00 totes.”
Read More“Labor used $388,000 of taxpayers’ money to pay campaign staff. The Labor party quite literally stole from taxpayers to help their candidates win.” Says ATA Communications Manager, Emilie Dye. “Most thieves go to jail when caught. Taxpayers deserve to know why the Victoria Police and the Office of Public Prosecution are letting this case fall by the wayside.”
Read More“While concerns about African swine fever make illegally smuggling pork into the country a serious offense, the government should respond with the appropriate amount of force to match the crime.” Says ATA Communications Manager, Emilie Dye. “When the Australian Border Force deports someone the taxpayers must foot the bill.”
Read More“Life in rural Australia does not resemble life in the city centers. Not only do people in rural areas face a harsher climate and a more isolated existence, the economies in these areas differ greatly from those in more populated areas.” Says ATA Communications Manager, Emilie Dye. Our tax code should recognize and offset these differences.”
Read More“The ‘Sukkar plan’ gives the ATO broad and indeterminate powers to dictate a business’ GST then indiscriminately holds company directors personally liable for supposed lapses. The ‘Sukkar plan’ shoots the Australian economy in the foot.” Say ATA Communications Manager, Emilie Dye. “Small businesses hold up the economy and yet they remain the ATO’s favorite target.”
Read MoreWe today voiced our opposition to the Melbourne-based Grattan Institute’s endorsement of a congestion tax for Sydney and Melbourne.
Read MoreWe today welcomed a projected 10.1% decline in the life cost of welfare due to cost-saving measures, but called on the government to do more to make our welfare system sustainable for those who depend on it in light of an ageing population and an economic growth slowdown.
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