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[Term] Corporate profits [Definition] 
Important to the budget because company tax makes up more than 18 per cent of federal government revenue. The faster corporate profit growth, the healthier are government revenues. A fall in company tax revenue, due to slower than expected profit growth and higher than expected deductions, accounted for a large proportion of the previous government’s revenue write-downs.
Budget 2014: Tony Abbott opens door to 'horse-trading' with minor parties in Senate to pass key measures - Federal Budget 2014 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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