Casual Ravings

Australia Is Going To Lose To Switzerland

If it hasn’t already.

Chris Wilkins, living in Zug, Switzerland sheds some light on the enigma that is Swiss corporate tax and why the Australian Treasurer’s latest tax hike on the mining industry means the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and Australians will ultimately lose out to a tough tax competitor.

Swiss Too Neutral To Care About Minarets

On 29th November 2009 fifty seven per cent of Swiss voted in favour of a referendum to ban the building of minarets. This was greeted with the expected howls of racism around the world and accusations that Switzerland is no longer neutral and tolerant. But in fact this is not the case at all. Swiss [...]