Business
Information from Treasury relating to business
Updates for business
Payment Times Reporting Scheme
The Payment Times Reporting Scheme aims to improve payment times for Australian small businesses. Under the scheme large businesses and some government enterprises must report every 6 months on their payment times and terms to small businesses.
Takeovers Panel
The Takeovers Panel is the primary forum for resolving disputes relating to takeover bids within the bid period. It is a peer review body that has the power to make orders to protect the rights of persons during a takeover bid.
Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2025
- 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.
Policy topics
Food and Grocery Code of Conduct Review 2023–24
- The Industry Codes–Food and Grocery Regulation 2015 required the government to initiate 2 separate reviews of the Food and Grocery Code
- considered the need for the Code, including whether it should be remade, amended or repealed.
Policy topics
Slovenia tax treaty
- Australia and Slovenia signed a new tax treaty.
- It will reduce withholding tax rates on dividends, interest and royalties.
Policy topics