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Parliamentary budget office report shows high income earners will benefit most from negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions

The Victorian Department of Transport's impartiality has been called into question after it was asked by the Andrews government to cost the opposition's policy proposal.

A Victorian watchdog has calculated the cost-benefit ratio for the Suburban Rail Loop's first two parts at between 0.6 and 0.7, lower than previous estimates.

Parliamentary Budget Office analysis estimates a $125bn cost for first two stages of the project

Wouldn’t you know it? Last Thursday the Parliamentary Budget Office released more than 1,000 pages of costings, for promises in the election we just had.

Government’s election promises will add $6.9bn to deficits over four years, Parliamentary Budget Office says

The election of a record number of independents to the House of Representatives will undoubtedly increase pressure on parliament to change how it operates. Already the newly elected independent member for Goldstein, Zoe Daniel, has called for more resources for two key institutions, the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) and the…

Greens Leader Adam Bandt says the fossil fuel industry receives $10 billion in federal subsidies per year. RMIT ABC Fact Check runs the numbers.

The last week of campaigns used to be frantic, behind the scenes. In public, right up until the final week, the leaders would make all sorts of promises, many of them expensive, with nary a mention of the spending cuts or tax increases that would be needed to pay for…