By Alexandra Marriott
Despite many detailed cases for change presented by VECCI and many other businesses and associations, Workplace Relations Minister Chris Evans has definitively ruled out making any changes to the Fair Work Act to reduce the burden on business.
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By Chris James
The ‘old Australia’ is disappearing fast.
This was the Australia of the ‘fair go’ and ‘she’ll be right mate’, where a bit of leeway was always given to citizens by those in authority.
This change has upsides, but also many downsides.
2 Comments | Politics | Tagged: car parking, Chris James, City of Melbourne, fines | Permalink
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By Wayne Kayler-Thomson
VECCI is calling for Victoria’s regional areas to have greater support from the new State Government in its first State Budget.
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The Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia (CBFCA) have officially joined the campaign to call for the scrapping of the exports and shopping tax that is the Freight Infrastructure Charge (FIC).
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By Wayne Kayler-Thomson
VECCI is calling for rationalisation of the State tax system, with one option being to allow payroll tax, land tax, WorkCover and motor vehicle registration payments to be made on one single payment form, reducing red tape for business.
1 Comment | Economy, Politics | Tagged: Baillieu Government, red tape, small business, Victoria, Wayne Kayler-Thomson | Permalink
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By Wayne Kayler-Thomson
Employers, truckers and farmers have united to fight an export and shopping tax that has not yet been ruled out by the Baillieu Government.
Victoria’s small business exporters are doing it tough already with the floods, a higher Australian dollar, higher energy and water prices, and a looming carbon tax.
In the face of this, the Baillieu Government has not ruled out introducing an export and import container tax at our main international trade hub, the Port of Melbourne.
This tax will simultaneously hurt Victoria’s international trade competitiveness and jack up grocery and essential goods prices for Victorian consumers, as well as prices of imported inputs for Victorian manufacturers and builders.
4 Comments | Economy, Politics | Tagged: Baillieu Government, Freight Infrastructure Charge, Port of Melbourne, State Budget, VECCI, Victorian Farmers Federation, Victorian Transport Association, Wayne Kayler-Thomson | Permalink
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By Wayne Kayler-Thomson
Whatever the outcome of the debate in Canberra, Victoria’s transition to a lower carbon economy will be smoother if industries receive support from the State Government, starting with its first State Budget in May.
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By Wayne Kayler-Thomson
With Victoria’s traditional competitor, New South Wales, now having a new government, it’s vital the State Government uses its first Budget to deliver tax reform to improve Victoria’s business competitiveness.
2 Comments | Politics | Tagged: Freight Infrastructure Charge, land tax, New South Wales, payroll tax, State Budget, tax reform, Victoria, Wayne Kayler-Thomson, WorkCover | Permalink
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By Wayne Kayler-Thomson
VECCI is calling on the new State Government to use its first State Budget to develop an Infrastructure Plan, prioritising projects that will help drive economic development and improve liveability.
1 Comment | Infrastructure, Politics | Tagged: Baillieu Government, Infrastructure, State Budget, Victoria, Wayne Kayler-Thomson | Permalink
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The leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Bob Brown, is threatening to deny hundreds of thousands of businesses a promised cut in their company tax rate, as his party gets ready to wield its federal power.
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