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Queensland Should Stop Pretending to Close ‘Loopholes’ and Instead Fix Spending

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Queensland Should Stop Pretending to Close ‘Loopholes’ and Instead Fix Spending
A general view of properties at North Lakes in Brisbane, Australia, on June 10, 2016. Glenn Hunt/Getty Images
Robert Carling
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Queensland’s government has proclaimed that in the spirit of the state’s long-standing fiscal tradition, it is committed to “no new or increased taxes” and to its tax take being below the average of other states.

Robert Carling
Robert Carling
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Economist Robert Carling is a senior fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney, Australia. He was executive director at the New South Wales Treasury from 1998 to 2006, and has held positions with the Commonwealth Treasury, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund.
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