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23.9% is a meaningless figure, ignore the tax-to-GDP ratio

  • Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
23.9% is a meaningless figure, ignore the tax-to-GDP ratioIt'd be wise not to get too bamboozled by figures when watching the leaders' debates, especially this one.Shutterstock

Expect to hear a lot about tax during the coming leaders’ debates.

Which is why it’s important to get two things straight.

The first is that you can’t argue against a tax by pointing out that it will take money from...

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