Weekly Tax Bulletin --- Page: 1453 : 24 August 2007 Original article by Terry Hayes
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Australia's Prime Minster John Howard wants to maintain budget surpluses at at least one per cent of gross domestic product. He said in his address to the Millennium Forum, held in Sydney on 17 August 2007, that the Government will strive to lower the tax burden of working Australians. Tax reform will be continued. Howard hopes to accelerate work towards free trade agreements with Japan and China.
