Fiscal policy
Report
Using carbon revenues
This report provides practical guidance on using carbon revenues by helping policymakers understand the implications, opportunities, and challenges associated with different approaches to carbon revenue use.
Report
Rethinking fiscal policy: progressive US politics meets radical economics
Leading progressive figures in the United States are proposing radical new ideas aimed at substantially reshaping the US economy and combatting rising inequality. Big-ticket expenditures and large tax hikes are all part of the mix as potential presidential candidates vie for public attention.
Working paper
Public debt dynamics in New Zealand
This paper develops a framework to decompose the change in New Zealand’s public debt ratio into four component effects: the primary balance, real GDP growth, real interest rates, and exchange rates.
Briefing paper
Budget 2019: Budget at a glance - the wellbeing budget
This resource provides an overview of all the budget information and contains the main points for the media and public. It summarises the government’s spending decisions and key points raised in the Budget Speech, the Wellbeing Budget, and the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update.
Policy report
Labor's fair go budget plan
ALP policy document, outlining their 2019 plans for the Australian budget and fiscal policy generally.