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Would a corporate tax cut boost productivity in Australia? So far, the evidence is unclear

Written by Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University

The Conversation, CC BY-NC

The first term of the Albanese government was defined by its fight against inflation, but the second looks like it will be defined by a need to kick start Australia’s sluggish productivity growth.

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