Festival of Outrageous Tax Ideas 2019

With the Federal Budget being delivered in April and a Federal Election expected in May, tax will be a hot topic of conversation between now and 30 May. The Federal Opposition has already released policies relating to capital gains tax, negative gearing and franking credit refunds. The Government has flagged the possibility of bringing forward proposed reductions in personal income tax and possibly still hopes for a lower corporate tax rate. Tax will clearly be a major issue in a May election and by 30 May we will know the result of this year’s Federal Election.

A problem with much of the national debate is often that only the usual suspects get talked about. In any national debate there are sometimes elephants in the room, ideas that are there but so “outrageous” that no-one talks about them.

Leaders in the tax field from a range of disciplines and interests will propose and work through new thinking on four major areas including:

• A wealth tax should fund a basic income for Australia
• Time to double the base not double the rate of GST
• Bring in a Robin Hood Carbon Tax
• Australia needs a national land tax

The format of each of the four sessions is designed to promote possibilities which provoke a rethinking of the way forward for taxation in Australia.

Proponents and opponents on the podium will be pitched into the arena at the festival to wrestle with new ideas and wrangle with robust audience participation through panel discussion and Q&A sessions.

Conference Fee: Standard registration:

The conference fee includes the following:

• Attendance at the one day conference and all conference catering at UNSW CBD Campus
• Access to the key papers before and after the conference