Disposable incomes in South Australia, Tasmania, and Queensland will fall by twice as much as those of WA, Victoria, and NSW following federal budget cuts.
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SA Incomes In The Firing Line
26 May 2014
Federal Budget 2014 - The March in May
18 May 2014
In such a rich nation, where the great majority of us do so well, SACOSS does not accept for a second that there is a place for poverty, a place for injustice, or a place for arguments that suggest we can’t afford to share our wealth.
Sadly as we have already heard repeatedly and as my colleague and the CEO of ACOSS, Dr Cassandra Goldie observed shortly after the budget…”The real pain of this budget - crushing and permanent - will be felt by people on low incomes, young people, single parents, those with...
Party Report Card
11 March 2014
SACOSS has been promoting its policy platform to all parties contesting the election and our aim is to get broad cross-party support for all the policies and initiatives we are proposing. Just days before the election, we publish our report card on the responses of the parliamentary parties to the initiatives we proposed.
Taxes and the SA Election
5 March 2014
The SA Council of Social Service (SACOSS) has just released a report, Taxes and the South Australian Election, which sets out the extent of the challenge of restoring state revenues to be able to fund vital services. SA is not a high tax state, and economic growth may not deliver a sustainable revenue base, so there are clear challenges for all political parties contesting the 2014 state election.
SACOSS Calls For Concession Increases
3 February 2014
The South Australian Council of Social Service reveals that new cost of living data shows a clear need for increases in state government concessions for low income households, particularly for the Patient Assistance Transport Scheme (PATS) and the South Australian Transport Subsidy Scheme (SATTS).
Overhauling the Tax System
17 January 2014
Professor Richard Blandy’s proposal to remove stamp duty and replace it with a land-value tax, similar to or on top of council rates, seems doomed (City North Messenger, January 15), but we still need to overhaul our state tax system.
Payroll Tax
17 December 2013
Holden’s departure and SA’s increased unemployment figures led to calls last week to reduce payroll tax. Business leaders claimed that South Australians face the second harshest state taxes in the country and that this stops our state attracting investment. Maybe?
Welfare Sector Demands Urgent Cost of Living Relief for Most Vulnerable
11 December 2013
A group of South Australia’s major charitable organisations will unite today to call for a commitment from all political parties in the state election to provide a relief package for the lowest income households facing cost of living pressures.
Holden Announcement a Potentially Devastating Result for Adelaide's Northern Communities
11 December 2013
The South Australian Council of Social Service is alarmed at Holden's closure announcement and calls on the federal government to immediately set-aside the $500 million it no longer needs to give to Holden for support to businesses in the Holden supply chain, and for future job creation.
Energy Retailers Called to Account as Power Prices Hit SA Hard
26 November 2013
SACOSS is today calling on energy retailers to immediately reduce the increasing rate of power cut offs.