The Intergovernmental Review of Business Investment, September 2017, reveals a complex mix of structural and cyclical factors as well as institutional and policy factors that are influencing business investment in Australia.
The Standing Committee on Economics will inquire into and report on:
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the interaction between regulatory frameworks across all levels of Government and how the cumulative regulatory burden can be reduced to support greater business investment;
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the impact of innovation policies, at the Commonwealth and State government levels, on business investment and the role of innovation policies in encouraging greater business investment, having regard to approaches taken in other countries;
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the role that taxation policy, at the Commonwealth and State government levels, can have on the encouragement of new business investment;
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the role that energy policies, at the Commonwealth and State government levels, can have on the encouragement of new business investment; and
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the impact of supplier payment times, including by governments, on business investment for small to medium enterprises.