Landlords pay almost $7 billion a year more in tax than home owners, pushing rents higher
- Written by Chris Murphy, Visiting Fellow, Economics (modelling), Australian National University
In Tuesday’s federal budget, the government is widely expected to bring in changes to how investment properties are taxed, including negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount.
Ever since the Albanese government’s re-election, there have been growing calls to tax landlords more.
In March, a Senate committee report on the...
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