Vic Budget: Stamp Duty Exemptions Irresponsible
The Andrews’ government has heeded calls to ensure all Victorians have access to housing with today’s Victorian budget. Expanding public sector housing on public land is the right move. Exempting new buyers from stamp duty is the wrong move. “The Pallas budget...
Tell him he’s dreaming: Perrottet’s stamp duty reform fails cost-benefit
First published on MacroBusiness, read our summary and report. The Thodey Review’s draft report is right to place land tax at the centre of its vision for state tax reform. Replacing stamp duty with what the Review called “the states’ best tax lever” has the...
Getting the Stamp Duty transition right
Replacing stamp duty with land tax has the potential, if enacted sensibly, to support budget recovery without impeding economic growth. The NSW and Victorian Treasurers are to be commended for taking on the challenge of reform. How this switch is implemented is...
Stamp Duty triples in cost to economy
Cross posted from The Australian, former EJ Craigie winner Adam Creighton writes up our recent Designing the Transition: Stamp Duty to Land Tax report. Stamp duty is much better than land tax if you stand to inherit a mansion They reckon it is political suicide:...Republish this article
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