The Productivity Commission says industrial relations and tax settings were a key concern in its inquiry into how to improve business dynamism, but it was blocked by Treasurer Jim Chalmers from examining their impact, sparking a rebuke from business groups.
In an interim report released on Thursday, the report’s authors said that “many inquiry participants identified tax and workplace relations as important influences on business dynamism” but they could not include recommendations for improvement.
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