Australiaâs $350m bank tax break enrages EU
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A $350 million tax dispute between the federal government and European Union has threatened to stop banks raising funds from European debt investors.
The government is being forced to end a special tax break for banks and fund managers after the EU threatened to blacklist Australia for running a harmful tax regime.
The OBU regime will be phased out by 2023.Â
Karl Hilzinger
The disagreement comes amid separate political tension over the EU blocking the supply of COVID-19 vaccines to Australia.
The tax spat was over Australiaâs offshore banking unit (OBU) regime, which taxes offshore profits of local financial institutions at the concessional rate of 10 per cent, instead of the 30 per cent corporate rate.
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For celebs, lobbying is another popularity game
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Suddenly it seems like Byron Bay has gone to Canberra as celebrities from the world of stage, screen and sport converge on Parliament House in rival lobbying efforts.
Bryan Brown and Ian Thorpe went head to head in Canberra.
Credit:John Shakespeare
In a city where popularity is everything, cinematic icon
Bryan Brown once again returned continuing to spruik the need to protect our local film and television industries.
While Brown had a clear run last month, this time he found himself up against a rival celebrity lobbyist – five time Olympic gold medallist