Negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts to cost Australian budget $165bn over 10 years, analysis reveals
by Sarah Basford Canales from World news | The Guardian on (#6NWRQ)
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Generous tax breaks given to investors with more than one property will cost the federal budget more than $165bn over the next decade, new costings show.
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) analysis, requested by the Greens and released on Monday, shows tax revenue forgone due to the federal government's policies of negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts will total about $165.58bn between 2024-25 and 2033-24.
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