Business
Information from Treasury relating to business
Updates for business
Security of Payment Laws Review – Government response
This response is forward-looking and pragmatic. It balances the need for change with the potential risk of increasing red tape and regulatory burdens to small businesses in the construction sector.
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Joint Economic Forecasting Group Report – September 2018
Treasury released reports of the Joint Economic Forecasting Group (JEFG) Committee.
This report covers the economic outlook for 2018–19 and 2019–20. It's based on domestic and international data released up to 3 October 2018.
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Pacific Banking Forum – outcomes statement
The Forum delivered the Australian and US governments' commitment to address the decline of correspondent banking relationships in the Pacific and to work with:
- Pacific Island countries (PICs)
- public, private and multilateral sector partners in the region.
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Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2022
- Provides updated information on the economic and fiscal outlook if a federal election is called
- released within 10 days of the issue of the writs for a federal election
- takes into account all government decisions and all other circumstances that may have a material effect on the economic and fiscal outlook that were in existence before the issue of the writs.
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Pay on-time survey – performance report 2021–22
- This survey captures invoices for contracts valued up to $1 million paid by government agencies during the 2021–22 financial year
- Pay On-Time Policy requires non-corporate Commonwealth entities to pay invoices within 20 calendar days and electronic invoices within 5 calendar days
- The yearly Pay On-Time survey started in 2022
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