380 hangars manila style.
 

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MacroAsia special economic zone
 

And yet another shonk! When will governments around the world wake up to the problems these are causing and either introduce their own, or tax their own companies in the same manner. If you don't know what an SEZ or Freeport is look up google and then put the pieces together of which countries are doing well in aviation. It's not rocket science!:ugh:

Steel contract has not been signed.
 

I live here, the local manager for one of the big steel suppliers told me the contracts have not been signed yet. The frames have to be made in India and then shipped to MANILA. Buildings take a long time here to complete.

That's something grouped labour could be trying to push, working with their respective companies, to find a mutual advantage instead of just clashing heads... Unfortunately it seems some in charge rather make a fuss for personal carrier advancement in he political scene instead of mutual solutions.

Word is QF is sending their entire A380 fleet there for a retrofit. The cost of the hangar will be paid off in a very short time. None of the work done here in Oz!

A genuine question, not inflammatory:

Let's say a bit of turf at Avalon was quarantined as a "tax-free zone" where foreign airframes (or those VH- registered which spend a lot of time outside the jurisdiction) could be flown in for maint with no GST and other forms of tax break - would the cost to the customer airline then be competitive with MROs elsewhere (so including wages etc)?

If so, has this idea been floated to the gov't? "If you create this tax environment, for fixing foreign-reg equipment (so essentially an export), we'll not only save a few jobs, but actually create 400".

The gov't might lose a bit from the GST foregone, but would gain from the corporate and individual income tax and lower transfer payments for the (now-not unemployed) LAMEs.

Or is that all a bit too logical?

Taildragger. The problem is if they agree to that with the airlines, then they set a dangerous precedent for all other industries that are currently offshoring.

Thanks for your input to PPRUNE taildragger, aka Gina Rinehart.;)

Our Future in Poetry – Gina Rinehart | The Preston Institute

Special Economic Zones
 

The Philippines are in on the act as well with Lufthansa Technik being afforded this special tax consideration helping to get the 380 maintenance. It is about time AIPA, AFAP, VIPA, JPC, ALAEA and the AWU etc take this TOGETHER with QANTAS, VIRGIN AUSTRALIA, JETSTAR and AIR AUSTRALIA to the government to allow us, all airline employees to have half a chance of competing. It is not just the pressure on wages due to the high dollar but more importantly, the massive difference in taxation that is hampering our ability to compete. It is government policy from both sides that is helping to export ALL our jobs.

Domestically we all compete, internationally however, we will continue to be slaughtered. VA employees you will fly to the States and may get a little more flying to ASIA, SA with new EDTO provisions but that probably is it. That's because you're not competing with airlines from an SEZ, instead your feeding them. This will help you domestically but do nothing for you internationally.

We need Australia to have an SEZ / Freeport in order to compete when it comes to International aviation because the logical conclusion is the revenue we're getting from these Australian companies at the moment will be gone, you may as well at least try to keep the jobs and PAYG tax. The government and opposition need to be lobbied as ONE industry. Does someone here have the skills to start a petition that could be passed through all our industry so that finally, we too, may have a voice?

Give Gina Reinhardt a call.:hmm:

GST is not an issue. Companies claim that anyway and offset it against GST earned. So GST means nothing.

And if I understand correctly, foreign customers of Australian MRO's do not get charged GST anyway. Likewise any other exported goods or services.

It is an unfortunate fact/inconvenient truth that the high AUD is the main problem here.

RedWine, that was announced a fair while ago. But the schedule has been put on hold until OQA is back in the air etc

I'd be happy to take a 50% pay cut if my income tax was cut to leave me no worse off. That would allow me to compete globally in the labour market. No political party is going to agree to that, however. The government's coffers would be a little worse off but I would still be spending the money in Australia, generating economic activity, paying GST and not drawing any benefits.

As it is, it looks like my job's going to disappear offshore meaning the tax is lost, the money is not being spent here leaving retailers worse off and I might start drawing the dole.

I doubt Gina's motives are about anything other than looking after Gina but our international competitiveness is about more than just salaries.

You pay 50% tax?

You know what I mean.

being an owner of a liquor store,i would be able to grow my business 10000 % p/a over 20yrs if i was given a complete tax exception on liquor, i wouldn't mined some of that ,where do i sign up.:cool: what rubbish

Sorry Direct Anywhere, but I'm not sure where, in my earlier post, I indicated that I'm in favour of employing anyone but Australians, in Australia.

I was simply posing a question to see if there is some way to get this sort of activity back within Australia, so as to create long-term, value-adding, skilled jobs for Australians. I don't recall mentioning "welcom[ing] short term foreign workers".

So I'm afraid your Gina Rinehart comment has gone a bit over my head. :confused:

Another way to interpret my earlier post would be to ask: what effect do Australia's tax rates have on export competitiveness and could such competitiveness be improved by adjustments to tax laws?

Taildragger, my comment was tongue-in-cheek.

Gina Rinehart has been on the record for some time now suggesting that NW Australia should be opened up as a 'special economic zone' with tax exemptions and the ability to bring in workers from SE Asia on contracts that are exempted from the need to comply with Australian labour laws.

The idea of opening up an area of Avalon as you suggested reminded me of her plans. There are certain parallels even though they are clearly not identical.

And the poetry? Apparently somewhere she has stuck a poem on a rock (seriously) which I've quoted (see the link) about her brilliant ideas to establish these SEZs and import low cost labour. The story of the rock has been all over the papers today. Try a google search on Gina Rinehart poetry.

Cheers.

Qf 1, firstly, I assume, you know what a mathematical constant (k) is? I'm sure you can work out how it is different in your case compared to airlines. Secondly, how about, I am allowed to bring in some 457 visa specials and open up a store next to yours paying their rates and tax? Tell me your conclusion and then talk to me about rubbish. That, I'm afraid, is our government policy!:ugh: