Policy documents relating to the proposed legislative changes to the R&D Tax Incentive
Dear Department of Industry, Innovation and Science,
Please provide all department policy documents relating to the proposed legislative changes to the R&D Tax Incentive from 01 July 2017 - 01 May 2018.
Yours faithfully,
Aidan Darcy
Please find the attached acknowledgement for your records.
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FOI team
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FOI Team
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Dear Department of Industry, Innovation and Science,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Department of Industry, Innovation and Science's handling of my FOI request 'Policy documents relating to the proposed legislative changes to the R&D Tax Incentive'.
The most recent changes propose to reduce the tax incentive by up to $600M per year on the basis that a tiered system of tax benefit is a fairer and better incentive for companies with >$20M turnover. Research and innovation is the life blood of the Australian economy so there could be no greater public benefit then releasing these documents and allowing the Australian research community greater understanding behind the proposed changes to the R&D Tax incentive.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/p...
Yours faithfully,
Aidan Darcy
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FOI Team
Legal, Audit and Assurance Branch | Corporate Division
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
GPO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2601
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Not truly refused. Because the applicant did not respond to the consultation email from the authority, the request is taken to have been withdrawn by the applicant. Deemed withdrawal.