Australia must catch up with Papua New Guinea on how we tax gas
- Written by Diane Kraal, Senior Lecturer, Business Law and Taxation Dept, Monash Business School, Monash University, Monash University

Papua New Guinea’s 2017 budget takes big steps in resource tax reform. Following suggestions that I made together with former Labor minister Craig Emerson, starting next year resources companies operating in Papua New Guinea will pay a revamped resource rent tax, as well as the existing royalties and company taxes.
With Australia’s budge...
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