Fed: Business welcomes Howard's taxation pledge

AAP General News (Australia)
08-21-2007
Fed: Business welcomes Howard's taxation pledge

CANBERRA, Aug 21 AAP - Business has welcomed Prime Minister John Howard's pledge to
lower the tax burden and further reform taxation, but wants to see further detail.

Mr Howard briefly touched on the issue of taxation in a wide ranging speech to the
Millennium Forum yesterday, saying that lowering the tax burden is something the government
would be looking at, as well as further taxation reform.

"That is very significant and very much welcome, that announcement by the prime minister
yesterday," Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Peter Hendy told
journalists in Canberra today.

"We look forward to seeing some more detail from the prime minister on that issue,
and in addition we would like to see some detail from the opposition leader on potential
taxation reform issues."

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