Research Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Peter Varela received a PhD in Economics from the Australian National University in 2017 and was a Research Fellow at the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the Australian National University.
Progressive in theory, regressive in practice: that's how we tax income from savings
Jul 21, 2020 14:24 pm UTC| Investing Economy
Were told Australia has a progressive tax system the more you earn, the higher the rate. And thats certainly the case for earnings from wages. An Australian on A$35,000 sacrifices 21 cents out of each extra dollar they...
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