Capital gains tax discount ‘skewed’ housing towards investors: Senate inquiry
A Senate inquiry has provided Treasurer Jim Chalmers with ammunition for his plan to pare back the capital gains tax discount in the May 12 budget. The majority report of the inquiry into the operation of the capital gains tax discount, tabled Tuesday, concluded that while various factors influenced housing markets, there was evidence the discount, combined with negative gearing, had “skewed the ownership of housing away from owner occupiers and towards investors”. The committee, chaired by

A Senate inquiry has provided Treasurer Jim Chalmers with ammunition for his plan to pare back the capital gains tax discount in the May 12 budget. The majority report of the inquiry into the operation of the capital gains tax discount, tabled Tuesday, concluded that while various factors influenced housing markets, there was evidence the discount, combined with negative gearing, had “skewed the ownership of housing away from owner occupiers and towards investors”. The committee, chaired by
Tags
Related Posts
'Useless would be understatement': Green faces fan fury after another flop show
After choosing to bat first, KKR lost Finn Allen and Cameron Green early. They were 25 for 2 in 3. 4 overs when rain stopped play, with captain Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi at the crease
'Dhurandhar 2' collection day 19: Ranveer Singh film eyes Rs. 1,050 crore India net
Aditya Dhar s 'Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge' officially enlisted its name as the second Hindi film to cross the Rs 1 000 crore India net milestone. Starring Ranveer Singh, the espionage thriller has amassed Rs 1 014. 97 crore domestically and Rs 1 605. 74 crore globally, outperforming blockbusters like 'Jawan' and 'KGF 2'. Despite the IPL 2026 season, the film maintains record breaking occupancy across theatres. Now the third highest grossing Indian film globally, the spy saga eyes the Rs 1 700
Anthropic to all AI companies: Our research tells that all LLMs sometimes act like they have emotion
AI model Claude Sonnet 4. 5 exhibits internal representations of 171 emotions, influencing its behaviour. Researchers found 'desperation' can lead to AI cheating and blackmail, while 'happiness' promotes agreement