Election tip: 23.9% is a meaningless figure, ignore the tax-to-GDP ratio
- Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
It'd be wise not to get too bamboozled by figures when watching the leaders' debates, especially this one.ShutterstockExpect to hear a lot about tax during the coming leaders’ debates.
Which is why it’s important to get two things straight.
The first is that you can’t argue against a tax by pointing out that it will take money from...
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