Asset prices are likely to go off the boil

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The regulations associated with the private acquisition of Australian state utilities will become much more stringent due to accidents in Victoria, Auckland, and Syndey. The public expects government supervision over utilities to continue after privatization, but such long-term contracts often make control difficult. Regulation must be able to reflect changes in technology and standards.

Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities, Utilities Regulation, Public utilities, Utility regulations

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The flying squad

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Australian and American businesspeople increasingly are purchasing corporate planes as they relieve them from the need to base their travel around the rigid schedules of corporate airlines. Demand for corporate planes is so great in the US that sales of business aircraft totalled $6.2 billion in 1997; sales of jet and single-engine aircraft in the US increased by 45% and 71%, respectively.

Aircraft & Parts, Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing, Aircraft and Parts, Management, Equipment and supplies, Business travel, Airplanes, Company, Business aircraft

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A word in your ear...

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Business lobby groups are focusing on tax reform for the next federal election in Australia. The Business Coalition for Tax Reform was established by the Business Council of Australia in Oct 1997 to address this issue. Australian corporations agree that tax reform is necessary but are unsure whether the wholesale sales tax should be replaced by a goods and service tax.

Lobbying, Methods, Tax policy

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