14th Annual Australian Budget Review Seminar Tues 9 April 7pm

Presented by SMATS Group - international leaders in Australian taxation, finance & property investment services since 1995

The 2019 Federal Australian Budget is being presented a month earlier than usual in Australia due to the upcoming election in May.

It comes at a time when the incumbent ruling Liberal Party is self-imploding after changing leaders, internal bickering and senior Ministers resignations.

This year's budget is expected to announce major improvements in Australia’s financial position, including the long awaited return to surplus. This highlights the full madness of the current Australian political landscape, that great economic outcomes stand hand in hand with political instability.

All of this while the expected slowdown of Sydney property prices and fallout from the banking royal commission make for a nervous time for the Australian electorate.

Prime Minister and former Treasurer, Scott Morrison, is betting on the strength and generosity of the 2019 Budget to create an opportunity to lead his party to victory. We can expect a real Election Budget with personal tax cuts, generous boosts to services, significant infrastructure spending and a promised return to strong underlying surpluses.

There is a real sense that the opposition lead by Bill Shorten should easily win the next election and they have also been making many promises and spending commitments. Given the opposition’s strong position in the current polls, for the first time in our Budget seminar series, we will be waiting for the Oppositions Budget response and will include this as part of our presentation.

Australia remains at a political crossroads with the 2019 Budget and Election being of great importance in setting the financial and social agenda of Australia for the next decade.

Join Steve Douglas at this important FREE seminar to discover:

• What new initiatives are announced in the 2019 Budget
• All the important changes to the taxation system
• The impact the Budget may have on the upcoming Election
• What major changes may occur if the Labor Party potentially wins the election in May
• The impact of any changes to Australian property investors and expatriates
• How the Australian property markets may react; and
• Changes to Australian lending conditions

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Steve Douglas is the co-founder and Managing Director of Australasian Taxation Services (ATS) and Chairman of SMATS Group. He is a Chartered Tax Advisor, Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia and a Registered Tax Agent.

This is the 14th year in succession that Steve has presented this seminar around the globe, which provides a unique perspective of the current and historical aspects of the Budget and its influence on individuals and markets.

Steve is the author of ‘The Aussie Expat – The Luckiest Person on Earth’, the only concise reference book for expatriate tax planning and financial management which has sold more than 10,000 copies.

In 2005 he founded aussieproperty.com, the leading independent source of information and services for investors of Australia property, with over 10,000 members.

Steve Douglas was awarded the Singapore Finder Expatpreneur Award in 2017, the Qantas Entrepreneur Award 2010 by AustCham Singapore and in was identified as one of the leading 50 Australians in Asia and invited to attend the Asia 50 Summit by Advance 2009

Seminar: 7:00pm. Registration: 6:30pm
Venue Details: PARKROYAL on Beach Road, 7500 Beach Road, Singapore, Singapore.
Call: +65 6293 3858

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