Canberra summit talks
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The lack of positive support for the family in taxation and welfare was the core of a submission made to the Canberra tax summit by a representative of the Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission. Professor Burley of Latrobe University put the commission's points at the conference on Monday and Bishop Hickey of Geraldton spoke on behalf of the Australian Bishops Conference on Wednesday. "In recognising the varying capacity of families to pay taxes the commission is demonstrating the justice of
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At a farewell function last week retiring executive officer of the Knights of the Southern Cross, Mr R eg Newman, needed more than a pair of hands for the gifts coming his way. Tributes came from (from left) his successor Vanpraag, James national vice president Laurie Phillips, state chairman Brian Taylor and chairman of Southern Cross Homes, Tom Perrott. Mr Newman said this week he looked back on eight years during which the Knights had become increasingly well known in the areas of aged care, Pregnancy Help, Right to Life, support for the Christian family and support for seminarians. "There is an urgent need for help and guidance for our young unemployed." he said.
Hickey alerts tax summit
Bishop Hickey alerted the summit to the plight of hospitals, schools and charitable organisations if the sales tax exemption is to be abolished. These organisations already save the government
hundreds of millions of dollars each year, he said. He urged families on a single income be allowed to share their income in such a way that their taxation threshold would be considerably raised.
Indexation need If the consumption tax came in, family allowances would need to be significantly increased by indexation. He pointed out compensation measures through the social security system might result in more people becoming dependent on the government and locked into poverty.
• In addition to Professor Burley of Latrobe University who addressed the Canberra tax summit on behalf the A ustralian Catholic Social Welfare Commission and whose remarks are summarised here, Bishop Hickey of Geraldton on Wednesday addressed the summit on behalf of the Australian Catholic Bishops.
family income sharing," Professor Burley said in a summary of the points he made in Canberra. "The White Paper has ignored the Asprey committee recommendation for the development of some form of family income taxation. "The facile treatment of families in the White Paper ignores the role of the family in caring for its dependents at all stages of life. "The White Paper admits the current inequity of tax burdens between one and two income families as amounting to $2464. "This figure actually rises to $2710 under the proposed new tax scales and the government's proposed income tax scale would make a single income family pay up to 75 per cent more tax than a couple who split their income.
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