Archive for January 1st, 2016
Panadol Osteo, government cuts and tax avoidance
Posted by John, January 1st, 2016 - under Panadol Osteo, Tax avoidance.
Tags: Abbott/Turnbull government, GlaxoSmithKline Australia
Comments: 8
Obviously GlaxoSmithKline has seen an opportunity to increase its returns in what is a highly profitable industry. Don’t imagine however that we as community will benefit indirectly through increased tax revenue from this profit gouging.
According to the Corporate Tax Transparency Report recently released by the Australian Tax Office, in 2012/13 GalxoSmithKline had sales of almost $1.5 billion in Australia. However its taxable income was only $57.9 million on which it paid tax of just under $12 million.
GlaxoSmithKline: A tax avoider and a price gouger using the Turnbull government’s attacks on people in chronic pain to further advantage itself at our expense.
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En Passant blog statistics in 2015
Posted by John, January 1st, 2016 - under Uncategorised.
Tags: En Passant with John Passant
Comments: none
SomeĀ En Passant blog statistics for 2015 75,299 page views 49,419 site visits Average time on site: 2 minutes 21 seconds
Number 3 in my top ten for 2015 – I hate Australian capitalism; will I be stripped of my Australian passport?
Posted by John, January 1st, 2016 - under Top ten 2015.
Comments: none
I wrote this in May 2015 in response to the Abbott government proposals to strip Australian citizenship from those who hate ‘our values’. Here is part of what I said:
‘The terrorism hype and changes to our immigration laws throw away basic rights to a trial and give incredible powers to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. They undermine our freedoms here and now. They set a dangerous precedent. They prepare the way for further criminalising dissent in Australia.’
To read the whole article click here. I hate Australian capitalism. Will I be stripped of my Australian passport?