Labor could ‘double' capital gains tax rate
'The outcomes will already be developed by now,' Mr Pearl told Sky News host Chris Kenny.
'Jim Chalmers and Albanese are from a school of political management that doesn't tolerate any spontaneity or any surprises or any real discussion in their so-called roundtable.
'We could see doubling of the capital gains tax rate … and we could also see negative gearing [changes].'
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