Advice into the South Australian bulk grain export supply chain costs

The Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCOSA) conducted an inquiry into the cost efficiency of the South Australian bulk supply chain.  This request was made under Section 5 of the Essential Services Commission Act 2002.

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Analysis of Boxing Day Trading

The Commonwealth Bank has undertaken analysis of retail trading patterns in metropolitan Adelaide following the Ministerial exemption granted under the Shop Trading Hours Act 1977, allowing suburban Boxing Day trading for the first time in South Australia.

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Analysis of the impact of a reduction in the betting operations tax

The SA Centre for Economics Studies has undertaken an analysis of claims made about the impact of a reduction in the rate of the betting operations tax on tax collections received by the Government.

Download the Betting Operations Tax Revenue Options Final Report (PDF 1MB)

PWC’s review of land tax reform modelling

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) reviewed the land tax model used by the Department of Treasury and Finance to estimate the revenue impact from the introduction of a new approach to land tax aggregation in South Australia from 2020-21. Its report advises that the methodology applied in deriving the estimated revenue impact is reasonable.

Download the Land Tax Model Methodology Review (PDF 675KB)