How greedy is Australia’s taxman?

While the income tax cuts due next year are widely seen as necessary to reverse bracket creep, the income tax burden isn’t particularly onerous by historical standards. However, Australia taxes income far more heavily than most other advanced economies and there’s scope to levy more indirect taxes instead.

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