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Invisible Hands & Markets: Turnbull has taxing thoughts
Malcolm Turnbull, believed to be the richest person to sit in the Australian Parliament, had some advice for his new Coalition colleagues yesterday: before the Federal Government considers cutting tax rates for the rich it needs to crack down on tax avoidance
Everybody apart from tax practitioners are in the dark about tax matters. It is a black art
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