Big tax threatens small mines
May 31, 2010
A Mount Gambier and district mining company has raised fears it could be swept up in the Federal Government’s 40pc super profits tax and has called for smaller miners to be exempt.
Gem Group Holdings – which operates a number of quarries in the South East and Victoria – yesterday called on the government not to penalise smaller operators that supplied the domestic market. Read more
Concern at possible wine tax change
December 31, 2009
Family First MLC Robert Brokenshire has written to the Premier and Federal Treasurer urging them not to heed proposals for a volumetric tax system that would see big hikes in taxation on the wine export industry.
The review notes that per standard drink, spirits are taxed at 87c, full-strength packaged beer at 39c, bottled wine by large producers at 49c, large producers of cask wine at 5c and small producers of bottled wine at 0c. Read more
Free tax help available
July 21, 2009
Free tax help will be available at ac.care’s community centre at 22 – 24 Ferrers Street from July 29.
Tax Help is an Australian network of community volunteers who provide a free and confidential service to help people complete their tax returns at tax time. Read more
Tax focus for business network
June 5, 2009
Taxation for businesspeople will be the discussion point for a breakfast being organised by the Mount Gambier and District Women’s Business Network next week. Read more
Man says no penalty for not paying levy
March 20, 2009
A Mount Gambier man who refuses to pay the controversial “Save the Murray Levy” has challenged South East residents to do the same.
Mulga Button told The Border Watch he deducts the $8.60 levy from his quarterly SA Water account with no consequences. Read more
Winemakers welcome Premier’s support
January 17, 2009
A South East industry leader has welcomed Premier Mike Rann’s pledge to lobby on behalf of the state’s winemakers for maintenance of the Wine Equalisation Tax (WET).
Coonawarra Vignerons Association president Michelle Stehbens said it was pleasing Mr Rann recognised the importance of the wine industry’s economic contribution to the state through his support for the current rebate. Read more
Sink the carbon forest tax dodge
December 3, 2008
One of the more interesting parliamentary debates in Canberra this week surrounded the future of “carbon sink forests”.
Most readers will be unfamiliar with this term, but policy decisions on the matter have significant implications for the South East. Read more
Online service makes tax time easier
August 11, 2008
More than one million people have already lodged their tax returns using e-tax, the Tax Office’s online lodgment system.
The one million milestone for lodgments has been reached around 10 days earlier than last year, representing an 18pc increase. Read more
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