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***e61 Institute available for comment on federal budget***

e61 Institute

Hi,

 

The following e61 Institute economists are available for comment on the federal Budget this week.

 

- NDIS – Dr Pelin Akyol

- Tax – Dr Matt Nolan

- EVs, Tobacco, Immigration, Business dynamism, Childcare – Lachlan Vass

- Housing – Dr Nick Garvin

- AI, R&D tax incentive, Data centres, Future Made in Australia – Ewan Rankin (unavailable Wednesday)

- Jobseeker – Dr Gianni La Cava

- Overall Budget commentary – Michael Brennan (unavailable Tuesday night)

 

For interviews, contact Charlie Moore 0452 606 171

 

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E61 RESEARCH

 

NDIS

- Work, welfare and wellbeing around entry into the NDIS: https://e61.in/work-welfare-and-wellbeing-around-entry-into-the-ndis/

- Understanding the role of price caps in NDIS markets: https://e61.in/understanding-the-role-of-price-caps-in-ndis-markets/

- Understanding underutilisation in the NDIS: https://e61.in/understanding-underutilisation-in-the-ndis/

 

Tax

- Same Amount, Different Tax: Capital Income Tax Calculator: https://e61.in/same-amount-different-tax-capital-income-tax-calculator/

- Back to the future – why indexing CGT (and all tax) is a good idea: https://e61.in/back-to-the-future-why-indexing-cgt-and-all-tax-is-a-good-idea/

- Everyone is different: The problem with a flat capital gains tax discount: https://e61.in/everyone-is-different-the-problem-with-a-flat-capital-gains-tax-discount/

- Housing leverage and the capital gains tax discount: https://e61.in/housing-leverage-and-the-capital-gains-tax-discount/

 

EVs

- Is it time to unplug the EV tax discount?

Is it time to unplug the EV tax discount? The current fuel price shock has renewed focus on decarbonising Australia’s transport sector. But while calls to encourage electric vehicle (EV) take-up have intensified, the government’s flagship EV policy – a fringe benefit tax (FBT) exemption for EVs – has come under increased scrutiny with estimated annual costs blowing out from an initial $90 million to $1.4 billion in 2025-26, and expected to rise to $3 billion by 2028-29. Lachlan Vass and Amy Tramontozzi e61 INSTITUTE

 

Immigration

- Moving to the country: Analysing regional migrant outcomes: https://e61.in/moving-to-the-country-analysing-regional-migrant-outcomes/

- Misallocated migrants: Immigration and firm productivity in Australia: https://e61.in/misallocated-migrants-immigration-and-firm-productivity-in-australia/

 

Business dynamism

- The young and the restless: The contribution of young firms to the economy: https://e61.in/the-young-and-the-restless-the-contribution-of-young-firms-to-the-economy/

 

AI

- AI, Productivity, and Australia's Choice of Regulatory Framework: https://e61.in/ai-productivity-and-australias-choice-of-regulatory-framework/

- Missing the forest for the AI job cuts

Missing the forest for the AI job cuts AI is seemingly at the centre of every economic story right now. Banks are cutting call-centre staff, tech companies are shedding jobs, and each announcement is quickly linked to AI. Everyone seems to be waiting for the axe to fall. Meanwhile, stock markets are reflecting the opposite mood: optimism. AI-related companies have driven 80 per cent of gains in the US stock market this year. If AI is as transformative as many expect, it is only a matter of time before it shows up in the economic data, not just in headlines and valuations.  Theo Gibbons e61 INSTITUTE

 

Overall fiscal commentary

- How we're reading Tuesday’s Budget: 

https://e61.in/how-were-reading-tomorrow-nights-budget/

- Australia's fiscal sustainability fading fast: https://e61.in/australias-fiscal-sustainability-fading-fast/

- Rising Pressures, Fading Discipline: A Review of Australia's Fiscal Sustainability: https://e61.in/rising-pressures-fading-discipline-a-review-of-australias-fiscal-sustainability/


Contact details:

Charlie Moore: 0452 606 171