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The Australian bank levy: Do shareholders pay?

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  • Chronopoulos, Dimitris K.
  • Sobiech, Anna L.
  • Wilson, John O.S.

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Since the global financial crisis, the tax treatment of banks has gained interest in academic and public policy arenas. In this paper, we investigate the stock price reaction of a small sample of commercial banks that were affected by the sudden introduction of a bank levy in Australia. The results of an event study analysis suggest that there is a significant decline in the returns of affected banks following the announcement of the bank levy. This suggests that the banks liable to pay the Australian bank levy lose a considerable percentage (5.2%) of their market capitalisation following its announcement.

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  • Chronopoulos, Dimitris K. & Sobiech, Anna L. & Wilson, John O.S., 2019. "The Australian bank levy: Do shareholders pay?," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 28(C), pages 412-415.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:28:y:2019:i:c:p:412-415
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2018.06.010
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