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FAQ: The Clean Energy Legislation

What is the Carbon Pricing Mechanism? The Carbon Pricing Mechanism (CPM) is a mechanism by which businesses pay a charge for each tonne of carbon pollution they emit each year.  The following industries will be covered by the CPM: Stationary … Continue reading

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Tax office blocks 22,000 returns

Data matching models at the Australian Taxation Office have flagged almost five percent of this year’s income tax returns as potentially fraudulent. Since 1 July, the agency has finalised 460,000 returns from the 2010-11 financial year, issuing a total of … Continue reading

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Tax Office rolls back new mistake-prone computer system

Commissioned on Australia Day the new $820 million computer system has so far sparked 17,000 public complaints, required more than 500 bug fixes and sent unintelligible data to Centrelink. The Tax Office has now scaled back its new  computer system … Continue reading

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