Inquiry into the Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Reduction) Bill 2008
Information about the Inquiry
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On 12 March 2008, the Senate referred the Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Reduction) Bill 2008 to the Senate Standing Committee on Economics for report by 1 May 2008.
This bill amends the Income Tax Rates Act 1986, the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and the Medicare Levy Act 1986 to reduce personal income tax for Australian taxpayers from 1 July 2008.
The Committee invites written submissions which should be sent to:
Committee Secretary
Senate Economics Committee
Department of the Senate
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
The closing date for submissions is 4 April 2008.
The Committee requests that where possible, submissions should also be provided by email to economics.sen@aph.gov.au, preferably as MS Word or RTF format documents. Notes to assist in preparing submissions are available from the website https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/wit_sub/index.htm or telephone the Secretariat on 02 6277 3540, fax: 02 6277 5719, or e-mail at the above address.
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For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia