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• Considered. These changes are shown in the table below. Change in Commonwealth ... Slicing The GST Pie This year’s Commonwealth Budget has been particularly tough on the states. State governments have limited taxation powers. Their own taxes and other funding sources under their control raise only about ... New Matilda - 1 day, 6 hours ago  
• Gradually fallen, the exchange rate is strong and stable, foreign reserves are ... Politics holding Indonesia back With two of the three international credit rating agencies now ranking Indonesia as 'investment grade', foreign investors (and foreign journalists) have noticed the 'good news' story of the Indonesian economy. ... The Interpreter - 1 day, 6 hours ago  
• Low, unemployment has dropped during the mining boom, and even the dispersion ... Australia so far. What to Eat After the Low-Hanging Fruit? Andrew Leigh reflects in this magnificent speech, not all of which reflects well on earlier positions adopted by his Australian Labor Party. What Do We Eat After the Low-Hanging Fruit? ... Peter Martin - Economics, Canberra - 4 days, 5 hours ago  
• Climb and unemployment will remain the same despite the biggest mining boom ... Slowdown despite boom (The West Australian) The WA economy will lose some steam, inflation will climb and unemployment will remain the same despite the biggest mining boom since the 1890s. The West Australian Business - 4 days, 12 hours ago  
• An area that can be addressed with the right mix of policies. ... What business leaders expect from the post-budget economy Seven key business leader have taken the time to reflect on the implications of the federal budget on the year ahead. These leaders represent companies with a combined turnover of ... Leading Company - 4 days, 16 hours ago  
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• Running at 10% per month. By the end of 2002, the peso ... Greeks to go back to the polls - and back on the edge “I don’t envisage, not even for one second, Greece leaving the euro area. This is nonsense; this is propaganda.” That’s Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, chairman of the Eurogroup, ... The Conversation - business & economy - 6 days, 5 hours ago