THE GST is having a profound effect on new car sales.Yet unlike consumers, businesses are not waiting for the GST and the expected fall in prices before purchasing says Westpac economist Justin McCarthy.
COMPANIES using between one megawatt and five megawatts of power a year can expect big discounts next year with the deregulation on 1 January of power transmission to the sector.
WORLD demand remains high and market penetration is assured for sandalwood oils and its value-added products says Mt Romance managing director Stephen Birkbeck.
THE lives of small businesses required to lodge documents with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been made easier with the development of an interactive website service called eRegisters.
SEVERAL peak industry bodies are firing up GST informationand education programs for their sectors, with contracts signed or being secured with the GST Start-Up Assistance Office.