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It is often very difficult to find clear information about how the Government has, or intends to spend money. Particularly at election time, many grand and expensive promises are made, yet frequently the money is not ultimately spent, or the opposite, many commitments turn out to be much more expensive than claimed. The Greens are determined to hold the Government to account and are working to ensure that budget information is reported in a way that makes it simple for everybody to find detailed information about what has been promised and how much has been spent. 

In addition the Greens will continue to scrutinise the Department of Finance and Deregulation's management of the Australian Government’s non-defence domestic property portfolio and key asset sales.

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Revenue collapse means mining tax must be fixed

22 Apr 2013
The Grattan Institute report shows that if Australia is to avoid a national revenue crisis the Gillard Government must fix the ...
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Super retreat means mining tax must be fixed

05 Apr 2013
The Government retreating from super reform means fixing the mining tax should be the number one priority.
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Mining tax inquiry - win for transparency and win for community

26 Feb 2013
 It's about time Australians found out why the Gillard Government agreed to a dud mining tax, why the mining tax has faile...
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Less talk, more action on spreading benefits of the boom

11 Feb 2013
The Greens are calling on Wayne Swan to stop talking and start acting to plug the loopholes in the mining tax following the rel...
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Australian needs revenue, not just savings

30 Jan 2013
The Prime Minister needs to work with the Greens to find more revenue to invest in improving people's lives, rather than only l...
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Time to ditch surplus fetish: Greens

07 Dec 2012
 The Australian Greens welcome suggestions that the Government is preparing to delay the budget surplus, following many mo...
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GST review confirms Greens’ call for plugging MRRT loophole

30 Nov 2012
The release of the GST Distribution Report backs the Greens' call for the Federal Government to stop reimbursing profitable min...
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Greens find another $5 billion in savings for schools and health care: drop diesel fuel subsidy for mining companies

19 Nov 2012
Treasury costing shows that dropping the diesel fuel subsidy for mining companies would raise $5.1 billion over the next three ...
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Unlike Abbott, Greens put forward costed and costable policies

04 Nov 2012
Following the release on the weekend of a proposal to improve the mining tax costed by the Parliamentary Budget Office, the&nbs...
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Greens call for a MYEFO that puts people and nature first

14 Oct 2012
With the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook due soon, the Greens urge the government to consider seriously its sensible propo...
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