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32 | AUSTRALIA ECONOMY


REPORT


2011 GDP per capita (purchasing power parity) Country Australia US UK


France China India


Amount in USD $40,847 $48,442 $35,494 $34,993 $8,466 $3,652


Australia GDP per capita PPP (USD)


50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000


10,000 0


Australia


Current account balance ($ billions)


Public debt as % of GDP


Inward


Investment ($ billions)


Electricity per capita (watts/p)


Water


per capita (m3/inhabitant/year)


Workforce (millions)


Unemployment % 1,149 12.27 5.2 TAX Rates Tax as percentage of GDP 0 - $18,200


$18,201 - $37,000 $37,001 - $80,000


Income Tax


$80,001 - $180,000 $180,001 and over


Company Tax 30% 30.8 Nil


19c for each $1 over $18,200 $3,572 plus 32.5c for each $1 over $37,000


$17,547 plus 37c for each $1 over $80,000


$54,547 plus 45c for each $1 over $180,000


/ VAT 10% Known as the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Capital Gains Tax Part of the income tax system rather than a separate tax.


Net capital gains (after concessions are applied) are included in a taxpayer’s taxable income and taxed at marginal rates.


Inheritance Tax N/A


Assets acquired from an estate may become subject to Capital Gains Tax.


The rate varies for foreign residents. E.g. for earners of 0 - $80,000, the rate is 32.5c for each $1


Notes (2012 fi gure) - 228.3 9.5 212.5 31.72 8.1 1,550 153.6 9 414.6 795.5 6.5 644 487.6 9.8 455.5 75.3 6.6 598.7 1,131 - 688 1,201 631 2,577 1,363 711.8 397 232.7 85 546.2 683 -47.1 26.9 -


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EU


UK


US


China -32.72 -46.04 -465.9 201.7 85.3 67.8 43.5


India -46.91 50.5


Russia 100.3 8.3


Property Purchase Tax


Ranges from 1% to 6.75% based on the value of property


Varies from state to state


Annual Property Tax


Known as Land Rates; the value of the land determines the total charges.


Frequency and payment is determined by the local council


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