This working paper argues that a public policy and structural reform priority should be placed on coordinated actions to amend the Australian tax system in ways that reduce fiscal vulnerabilities and improve societal wellbeing.

The goal of this report is to provide a framework for improving the taxation of savings in Australia over the medium to long term and to demonstrate a consistent approach for evaluating policy proposals to change existing savings taxes.

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This paper considers the inflation experience of Australian households in different parts of the income distribution.

This paper presents some of the simpler strategies that are part of the ‘Tax Planning Playbook’. In doing so, it shows how tax planning is available to people across the income distribution. It also raises questions about the longer-term sustainability of Australia’s tax system.