Equity and the impact on families of the Australian tax-transfer system

Download or read book Equity and the impact on families of the Australian tax-transfer system written by Peter Saunders and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study, which was commissioned and financed by the Institute of Family Studies, is concerned with family policy in Australia, as it operates through the tax-transfer system in the form of tax concessions and cash transfers. A descriptive analysis is provided of the tax-transfer system, its incidence and how changes in personal income taxation and income support levels over the last two decades have affected different family types with different levels of income. The study then focuses on developing a framework within which the tax-transfer system can be assessed and evaluated, with a view to improvement and restructuring of the system. A synopsis of the paper was presented at a public seminar in Melbourne in August 1982, and comments were invited from Meredith Edwards and Ronald Henderson. Their comments are included in this volume in order to provide the broader perspective presented at the seminar.