UNSW experts available for the Federal Budget 2015
Academics from UNSW Business School will give their independent analysis of the 2015 Federal Budget in a live round table discussion on Wednesday.
Published on the 07 May 2015 by Julian Lorkin
As Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey readies his second Budget, Australia faces a triple whammy: slumping revenue from iron ore exports; falling domestic demand and collapsing consumer confidence.
Academics from the UNSW Business School are available to give their analysis of the 2015 Federal Budget.
Additionally, experts will give their independent analysis in a live audio podcast round table on Wednesday, with their reaction to key budget measures. Journalists may use any part of the session for quotes or attend.
Listen live: 12:30pm Wednesday 13th May 2015 here.
UNSW experts available for the Federal Budget 2015
Taxation
Associate Professor Dale Boccabella
Expert areas: Can discuss taxation of trusts, fringe benefits, capital gains and corporate tax.
Contact: 02 9385 3365 | 02 9874 2539 | d.boccabella@unsw.edu.au
Senior Lecturer Gordon Mackenzie
Expert areas: Taxation of Superannuation, self-managed super funds.
Contact: 02 9385 9521 | 0423 477294 | gordon.mackenzie@unsw.edu.au
Professor Neil Warren
Expert areas: Neil can provide a full assessment of the taxation implications for various sectors, public sector economics with a special focus on taxation policy and distributional issues.
Contact: 02 9385 9542 | n.warren@unsw.edu.au
Professor Chris Evans
Expert areas: Chris can talk about personal income tax (including small business), capital gains tax, tax administration (eg: compliance and compliance costs) or tax avoidance and evasion.
Contact: 02 9385 9546 | cc.evans@unsw.edu.au
Professor John Taylor
Expert areas: International/Cross Border taxation, Corporate Tax, property taxes including Capital Gains Tax and Negative Gearing.
Contact: 02 9385 3292 | c.taylor@unsw.edu.au
Economics
Professor James Morley
Expert areas: Macroeconomics, finance, interest rates, unemployment.
Contact: 02 9385 3366 | 0406 842 550 | james.morley@unsw.edu.au
Banking and Finance
Professor Peter Swan
Expert areas: The budget deficit and tax cuts
Contact: 02 9385 5871 | 0418 601392 | p.swan@unsw.edu.au
Actuarial Studies
Professor Hazel Bateman
Expert areas: Pensions, asset tests, any aspect of superannuation.
Contact: 02 9385 3096 | h.bateman@unsw.edu.au
Professor Michael Sherris
Expert areas: Superannuation and taxation. Impact of the Budget on pensions.
Contact: 02 9385 2333 | 0418 601392 | m.sherris@unsw.edu.au
Childcare
Dr Elizabeth Adamson, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW
Areas: Child care policy, nannies
Contact: 0420 314 994 | e.adamson@unsw.edu.au
Pensions
Associate Professor Bruce Bradbury, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW
Areas: pensions, measurement of living standards, child poverty, income support and labour market policies, consumer equivalence scales, and geographic dimensions of social policies.
Contact: +61 2 9385 7814, 0425 222 052, b.bradbury@unsw.edu.au
Further details: http://business.unsw.edu.au/budget