President Trump is convinced that the high corporate tax rate in the US is damaging the prospects for domestic business and encouraging companies to hold their profits offshore. So will his plan to reduce the tax rate create the results he expects? Phil Dobbie talks to Professor Steve Keen about the role of tax in general, the influence of corporate tax and whether we can afford to get rid of it.
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The Seven Key Elements of Internal Communications
Do you measure your internal communications with a survey to track employee satisfaction? Happy staff is one thing, but it doesn’t tell you whether they are gainfully employed doing the right things. The focus should be on turning strategy into action.
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Get set for Tik Tok Tit-for-Tat
Will there be tit for tax over Trump’s Tik Tok order? NAB’s Tapas Strickland says the President won’t want to endanger the Phase One US China trade deal so close to the election.
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Misplaced confidence, a housing bounce and a big day for the RBNZ
I talk to NAB’s Ray Attrill about the contrast in the US between high consumer confidence and falling manufacturing numbers and the shift to Treasuries. Plus a big day for the RBNZ today – what to expect.
