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Government revenue

Briefing paper

Northern direction: if NSW had the Queensland coal royalty system


In 2022, the Queensland Government improved its coal royalty scheme to ensure additional government revenue is generated in times of high coal prices This briefing note estimates the changes to royalty revenue that New South Wales would have generated had the state adopted reforms similar to Queensland.
Report

Fuelling budget repair: how to reform fuel taxes for business


The $8 billion a year in fuel tax credits given to businesses should be cut in half, to help repair the budget and reduce carbon emissions, according to this Grattan Institute report.
Report

Survival of the richest: how we must tax the super-rich now to fight inequality

Dana Abed, Carlos Brown, Anthony Kamande, Max Lawson, Susana Ruiz

This report focuses on how taxing the rich is vital to addressing skyrocketing inequality. It shows how taxing the rich could set the world clearly on the path to a more equal, sustainable world that is free of poverty.
Working paper

On the way out: government revenues from fossil fuels in Australia


This paper reviews the implications of the ongoing energy transition for government revenues from fossil fuel extraction and use and discusses policy options in response.
Report

Beyond the budget 2022-23: fiscal outlook and scenarios


This report presents the Parliamentary Budget Office’s independent projections for the balance sheet, major fiscal aggregates, and revenue and expense categories across the medium term (2026-27 to 2032-33). It also includes a scenario analysis of Australia’s long-term fiscal sustainability to 2062-63.