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Chalmers urged to overhaul CGT discount on housing

Chalmers urged to overhaul CGT discount on housing

Rank-and-file Labor members are urging Treasurer Jim Chalmers to curtail the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount on housing, arguing it would push money into more productive areas of the economy and open up fresh supply for first home buyers.
Labor for Housing, a national group of members similar to the influential Labor Environment Action Network, said the savings from reforming CGT could be used to scrap GST on goods and services used to build, maintain and manage state public housing.
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