A surprise new tax has sparked shock and anger in Victoria, with even the state’s new premier reportedly caught unaware.
at a property industry function yesterday, which will slug the owners of homes left unoccupied for more than six months with a financial penalty.
“If the Premier didn’t know she should sack the treasurer if he’s just now freewheeling about tax rises,” Sky News host Paul Murray said on his show last night. “That is a bad start to a new government.” The timing of the move and the fact that no-one expected it, including in the government, was telling, Elliott added.It was recently revealed Victorians pay more tax per person than anywhere else in the country – an average of $5638, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
“This will disincentivise the supply of new housing, which is what the government has apparently forgotten in the two weeks since the release of the Housing Statement.” “The reason why they are doing that is because they‘ve got a debt problem and an economic problem of their own making,” Mr Rowswell told reporters.Victorians pay more tax per person than in any other state in Australia.
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