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Category: Current Issues
Articles with our thoughts on current financial issues affecting our clients.
March 2025 Federal Budget – Client Impact Analysis
Please find here our 2025 Federal Budget Update. The Government has projected a 2025/26 deficit of $42 billion with Commonwealth net debt to rise to $1,022 billion (35.5% of GDP). Clearly, this pre-election Budget is aimed at wooing voters with cost-of-living measures, additional funding for Medicare plus changes to relieve the housing crisis. Closer to home, the 2025 Budget does not include significant changes for our client stakeholders with some of the key impacts outlined below: As the Government is firmly in election mode, it is not beyond possibility that additional announcements are made in coming weeks, along with both the formal Budget response and counter offers by opposition parties, … Continue Reading →
May 2024 Federal Budget – Client Impact Analysis
Please find here our 2024 Federal Budget Update.
May 2023 Federal Budget – Client Impact Analysis
Please find here our 2023 Federal Budget Update.
March 2022 – Federal Budget – Client Impact Analysis
Please find here our 2022 Federal Budget Update. The Government has projected a 2022/23 deficit of $78 billion with Commonwealth net debt to rise to $714.9 billion (31,1% of GDP). Clearly, this pre-election Budget is aimed at wooing voters with an $8.6 billion cost of living package that slashes petrol tax by 22 cents per litre, gives 10 million low and middle-income earners a one-off bonus tax rebate of $420 and hands $250 cheques to six million pensioners and welfare recipients. Closer to home, the 2022 Budget does not include significant changes for our client stakeholders with some of the key impacts outlined below: An extension of the 50% reduction to the … Continue Reading →
Coronavirus Update # 5 – 1 April 2020
With our series on the Coronavirus pandemic, this update covers the wage subsidy program (known as the JobSeeker Payment scheme), a further $130bn of spending announced by the Prime Minister on Monday 30th March, plus an update on financial markets. Click here to access. Please do not hesitate to contact Allan, David or Matthew should you have any immediate queries in relation to the impact on your personal circumstances.
Coronovirus Update # 4 – 24 March 2020
With our series on the Coronavirus pandemic, this update covers Stage 2 of the Government’s Fiscal package, a further $66.1bn of spending announced by the Prime Minister on Sunday 22nd March, plus an update on financial markets. Click here to access. Please do not hesitate to contact Allan, David or Matthew should you have any immediate queries in relation to the impact on your personal circumstances.
Coronovirus Update # 3 – 20 March 2020
Following earlier publications in relation to the Coronavirus, click here to access a further article which covers the unprecedented Monetary Policy package announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Thursday 19th March, the response by both the banks and Government plus our analysis and thoughts. Please do not hesitate to contact Allan, David or Matthew should you have any immediate queries in relation to the impact on your personal circumstances.
Coronavirus Update # 2 – 12th March 2020
Following our initial publication in relation to the Coronavirus on 10th March, 2020, click here to access a further article which outlines the $17.6bn fiscal stimulus package announced by the Prime Minister on Thursday 12th March plus an update on financial markets. Please do not hesitate to contact Allan, David or Matthew should you have any immediate queries in relation to the impact on your personal circumstances.
Coronavirus Update # 1 – 10 March 2020
With the outbreak of the Coronavirus, please find a link here to an update in relation to the current economic situation and recent impact on investment markets. Please do not hesitate to contact Allan, David or Matthew should you have any immediate queries in relation to the impact on your personal circumstances.