Seven Group – reported full year results on 22 August 2018

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New analysis by The Australia Institute shows that based on Seven Group’s annual report, the company tax cut would be a $192.3 million gift over the first decade of the cut to just this one company.

Return to Revenue Watch

$ million
Profit 2017-18 468.7
Company tax 2017-18 63.5
Benefit from company tax cut based on 2017-18 profit 10.6
Benefit from company tax cut based on expected 2026-27 profit 15.7
Benefit from company tax cut for decade 2019-20 to 2028-29 76.5
Benefit from company tax cut for decade beginning 2026-27. 192.3

When the full cuts come in (2026-27) the lost company tax revenue just to Seven Group would be the equivalent of employing 212 nurses, 191 secondary school teachers or 158 police officers.

(Based on the average payments for different occupations in May 2016 and updating for the actual and projected wage price index, and projecting forward Seven Group’s profit.)

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