The State Government has today announced tax relief measures and the waiving of fees and charges for people affected by bushfires in South Australia. Tax relief measures include: Ex-gratia tax relief for the stamp duty payable on the purchase of replacement properties and motor vehicles Ex-gratia relief for 2019-20 and 2020-21 land tax liabilities for those directly impacted by bushfires in…
The Marshall Liberal Government has begun repairing South Australia’s reputation for successfully managing Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), with strong and competitive market participation in the recent tender for two new state-of-the-art Birth to Year 12 schools in Adelaide. The contract to design, construct and maintain the schools, in Aldinga (southern suburbs) and Angle Vale (northern suburbs), has been awarded to TESA…
“The Government has released publicly details of taxpayer-funded credit card expenses from 2013 to 2016 for the Office of the Leader of the Opposition. “In response to an earlier FOI request, Treasury had released details of expenses from 2016 to 2018 but had advised that, due to a software change in 2016, data prior to…
Hard working South Australian households, families and businesses are already saving up to hundreds of dollars every year thanks to a range of Marshall Liberal Government initiatives helping deliver cost-of-living relief. So, whilst some fees and charges are increasing next month, for most South Australians they are well and truly surpassed by a range of…
Tens of thousands of South Australians and holidaying tourists have flocked to suburban retailers right across the city today to bag a Boxing Day bargain, in a ‘huge show of support’ for the Marshall Liberal Government’s push for shop trading hours reform. From Tea Tree Gully and Marion to Elizabeth, Noarlunga and Port Adelaide, crowds queued from the early…
The Marshall Liberal Government has announced it will not be privatising the Motor Vehicle Registry (MVR), formally rejecting a secret deal done by the former Labor government in its $1.6 billion Lands Titles Office privatisation. Treasurer Rob Lucas said Labor had been ‘deliberately devious and deceitful’ over its privatisation plans for the MVR, going to…
South Australians keen to get cracking on their Christmas shopping are expected to flock to city and suburban retailers until midnight tonight, as extended festive shop trading hours ramp up in the lead up to Christmas. Shops have been granted a State Government exemption to open until midnight tonight, tomorrow night (Friday 20th) and on Monday (December 23) if they choose –…
Land taxpayers will have access to a special hotline staffed by Treasury officials from today, as part of a suite of measures designed to inform South Australians about the comprehensive reforms, which will come into effect from July 1 next year. Other measures include an updated RevenueSA website, featuring a link to an online land tax calculator enabling individuals and…
Australian Education Union members have voted in support of the State Government’s Enterprise Agreement offer for teachers, principals and preschool directors in a ballot result that is hoped will finally resolve the long-running pay dispute. Treasurer Rob Lucas welcomed the majority result (54%) of the AEU members’ ballot – which closed at 5pm tonight – as a “big tick of approval…
South Australia’s State Budget is firmly back in the black, with the Marshall Liberal Government recording a $289 million surplus in its first State Budget in 2018-19 – turning around a massive $313 million deficit left by the former Labor government. In fact, Labor’s gross financial mismanagement and incompetence has been highlighted by the fact…