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Former treasury head Ken Henry says we need 'big bang' tax reform rather than incremental change

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Former treasury secretary Ken Henry has declared the Australian taxation system is in “a parlous state” and called for “big bang” tax reform.

Henry, who headed a major inquiry into the tax system launched by the Rudd government, says recent discussions of superannuation concessions, multinational tax avoidance, and the...

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