By Cameron Murray and Tim Helm This article was originally published on Fresh Economic Thinking. Posted here with permission. A recent working paper by Schuyler Louie, John A. Mondragon, and Johannes Wieland has been making waves in urban economics circles. The paper title might provide a clue as to why— “Supply Constraints do not Explain House Price […]
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Infrastructure Victoria: Draft 30-year infrastructure strategy submission
—Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft strategy. Prosper Australia is an economic think tank working in the Georgist tradition, with a long history of research into property taxation. We wish to raise one major point: the draft strategy lacks an infrastructure funding strategy. The draft recommendations cover several governance and […]
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—Let tax reform drive your voting decision this election with the Prosper Australia 2025 policy scorecard.
The post 2025 Federal election scorecard first appeared on Prosper Australia.2025 Budget betrays locked-out generation, kicks reform further down the road
—Prosper Australia urges the government to embrace real reform that ensures prosperity is shared by all.
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—Value capture is an equitable and efficient funding mechanism to support the development of high speed rail. It ensures that those who benefit the most from high speed rail contribute to its cost.
The post Wilful Acts of Bastardry first appeared on Prosper Australia.Community Tax Summit brings together voices for reform
—Prosper Australia was proud to join with Per Capita and a host of other organisations across the community sector in presenting the 2025 Community Tax Summit. Held in the richly historic Trades Hall, the Community Tax Summit was a two-day conference that brought together researchers, advocates, people with lived experience, and economists to examine how […]
The post Community Tax Summit brings together voices for reform first appeared on Prosper Australia.Victorian Government’s upzoning plans ignore crucial value capture opportunity
—Prosper Australia today expressed deep disappointment at the Victorian Government’s continued failure to implement value capture mechanisms in its recent upzoning announcements. By allowing landowners to reap windfall gains without returning a fair share to the community, the government has missed a vital opportunity to fund essential infrastructure and public services.
The post Victorian Government’s upzoning plans ignore crucial value capture opportunity first appeared on Prosper Australia.The Tax Shift
—Over the past century and a half, politics and economics have evolved significantly in how we manage society. Yet, the core principle remains: every person born on this earth has a right to a share of its bounty.
The post The Tax Shift first appeared on Prosper Australia.Buying better income taxes with better land taxes
—What could $27 billion fund if Commonwealth-state transfers were adjusted to bring revenue and expenses for each level of government closer to balance?
The post Buying better income taxes with better land taxes first appeared on Prosper Australia.Australia’s big tax project
—The relationship between older, younger, and future Australians and our tax and spending priorities is based on an implicit generational bargain. Working age taxpayers support older and younger Australians and can expect the next generation to support them in the same way, and economic and social development will enable each successive generation to enjoy rising living standards. At the very least, we should not leave the next generation worse off.
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—Prosper Australia today released new research examining Australia’s resource royalties. Australian states could capture an additional $14.5 billion in revenue each year by moving to a more flexible royalty model with variable rates that adjust to market conditions.
The post Simple tweak to resource royalties could raise almost $15B a year first appeared on Prosper Australia.Prosper Slams Allan Labor Government’s Land Value Giveaway
—Prosper Australia has expressed strong concerns over the Allan Labor Government’s recent announcement of 50 new activity centres across Victoria, citing the absence of any form of Land Value Capture (LVC) mechanism as a missed opportunity to ensure fairness and economic sustainability.
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