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I think land tax is better than stamp duty. It encourages people to not have more land than they need. Whereas stamp duty discourages people from moving/downsizing.
The article sounds as if it's just reporting the facts to me. There's one comment from the opposition and one response from the Labor govt. The rest of the article is explaining what's going on and why Vic rates are the way they are.
So for me owning one home (family home) this won't apply.
Or am I missing something in there?
I think what you're missing is the ability to be clickbaited into panicked outrage
Which sort of throws the opposition argument of 'higher housing costs for families' out the window.
Thanks for clearing it up.
I'm not a fan of more taxes, but this seems reasonable.