Why dividend imputation should be dumped
Elmer Funke Kupper on why we need to dump dividend imputation, curb negative gearing and super tax breaks and raise the GST to 12.5 per cent.
Tony Boyd, Chanticleer Columnist
Tony Boyd writes on business, markets, personal finance and news. Based in our Sydney newsroom, Tony has more than 35 years experience as a finance journalist and is known for writing The Australian Financial Review's Chanticleer column, as well as his previous roles as associate editor Telecommunications, Financial Services editor, Global Markets editor, Information Technology editor and Tokyo correspondent.
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