Fully funding Public Schools

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Australian government’s share of funding for public schools from approximately 20% (some schools are funded at a slightly higher rate) of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) in 2023 to 25% in 2028.

The Australian government’s share of the SRS amount for each school would increase in equal proportions between 2024 and 2028.

The policy would commence on 1 January 2024 and would be ongoing.

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Fully funding Public Schools

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Australian government’s share of funding for public schools from approximately 20% (some schools are funded at a slightly higher rate) of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) in 2023 to 25% in 2028.

The Australian government’s share of the SRS amount for each school would increase in equal proportions between 2024 and 2028.

The policy would commence on 1 January 2024 and would be ongoing.

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Fully funding Public Schools

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Australian government’s share of funding for public schools from approximately 20% (some schools are funded at a slightly higher rate) of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) in 2023 to 25% in 2028.

The Australian government’s share of the SRS amount for each school would increase in equal proportions between 2024 and 2028.

The policy would commence on 1 January 2024 and would be ongoing.

Read more

Fully funding Public Schools

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Australian government’s share of funding for public schools from approximately 20% (some schools are funded at a slightly higher rate) of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) in 2023 to 25% in 2028.

The Australian government’s share of the SRS amount for each school would increase in equal proportions between 2024 and 2028.

The policy would commence on 1 January 2024 and would be ongoing.

Read more

Fully funding Public Schools

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Australian government’s share of funding for public schools from approximately 20% (some schools are funded at a slightly higher rate) of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) in 2023 to 25% in 2028.

The Australian government’s share of the SRS amount for each school would increase in equal proportions between 2024 and 2028.

The policy would commence on 1 January 2024 and would be ongoing.

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Expanding Paid Parental Leave eligibility to PhD candidates

Summary of proposal

The proposal has two options that would extend current Paid Parental Leave (PPL) eligibility to include the following eligible postgraduate work in the scheme’s work test.

Option 1: Enrolled in a course of study or research for a doctoral degree.

Option 2: Enrolled in a full-time course of study or research for a doctoral degree.

In both options, the individual must perform study or research for the purposes of that course; where the enrolment is with an institution, or the study or research is performed, within Australia.

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Expanding Paid Parental Leave eligibility to PhD candidates

Summary of proposal

The proposal has two options that would extend current Paid Parental Leave (PPL) eligibility to include the following eligible postgraduate work in the scheme’s work test.

Option 1: Enrolled in a course of study or research for a doctoral degree.

Option 2: Enrolled in a full-time course of study or research for a doctoral degree.

In both options, the individual must perform study or research for the purposes of that course; where the enrolment is with an institution, or the study or research is performed, within Australia.

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Expanding Paid Parental Leave eligibility to PhD candidates

Summary of proposal

The proposal has two options that would extend current Paid Parental Leave (PPL) eligibility to include the following eligible postgraduate work in the scheme’s work test.

Option 1: Enrolled in a course of study or research for a doctoral degree.

Option 2: Enrolled in a full-time course of study or research for a doctoral degree.

In both options, the individual must perform study or research for the purposes of that course; where the enrolment is with an institution, or the study or research is performed, within Australia.

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Changes to franked distributions funded by capital raisings

Summary of proposal

The request sought the following analyses relating to the ‘Tax integrity — franked distributions funded by capital raisings’ measure from the 2016-17 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook. The measure was costed according to Schedule 5 in the Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 1 2023 (the Bill) to increase revenue by $10 million per year.

1. How the forecast amount would change if it was assumed corporate Australia would reduce their overall corporate tax paid by:

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Tariff revenue impacts of the Korea, Japan and China free trade agreements

Summary of proposal

The request sought information on the amount of forgone tariff revenue for the Korea, Japan and China free trade agreements (FTA) broken down by industry classification over the 2015–16 Budget forward estimates period.

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