Stamp duty
Will home buyers be better off paying stamp duty or property tax?
Swapping stamp duty for a property tax could save some home buyers serious cash, with new modelling showing it could be the better option for those looking to hold their home for the medium to short term.
- by Kate Burke
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Opinion
NSW budget
Ambition confronts its limitations as Perrottet and Kean strive to put their stamp on NSW
Next Tuesday’s budget will be framed by the big goals of the Premier and the Treasurer - and by some hard realities that constrain them.
- by Alexandra Smith
Opinion
Opinion
Stamp tax debate: Victoria faces a great property tax opportunity
With just over five months until Victorians go to the polls, now is the time for our major parties to leverage the momentum for real tax reform.
- by Danni Hunter
First-home buyers, experts welcome plans to phase out stamp duty
Aspiring homeowners in Sydney have welcomed Dominic Perrottet’s proposal, as have experts who say it will encourage better use of housing.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Will Victoria follow NSW’s lead and get rid of stamp duty?
Victoria’s housing and building sector is backing a radical overhaul of the state’s property tax regime but Daniel Andrews is tight-lipped about whether he will follow NSW’s lead.
- by Josh Gordon
Stamp duty move puts pressure on other states
Economists welcomed NSW’s plan to phase out stamp duty, but warned the slated plan to exclude higher value properties is flawed and will create problems down the track.
- by Rachel Clun
Editorial
Sydney
Good riddance to stamp duty: now for an optimal switch to a land tax
Getting rid of stamp duty is long overdue. The NSW government must now make sure the best possible reform path is adopted.
- The Herald's View
Perrottet says NSW stamp duty overhaul dependent on federal support
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has conceded his radical plan to overhaul stamp duty and introduce a broad-based land charge is reliant on federal government assistance.
- by Tom Rabe
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NSW budget
NSW to phase out stamp duty, introduce land tax
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet’s long-held goal to overhaul stamp duty will be a key part of this month’s budget.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Property market
Stamp duty reform on table as Chalmers backs states’ property tax talks
A radical overhaul of property taxes – including the possible phasing out of stamp duty – will be discussed at a meeting of state treasurers next month.
- by Josh Gordon
Opinion
Tax reform
An offer from Perrottet the federal Treasurer can’t refuse - if he wants to make us all richer
The NSW premier’s offer to overhaul property tax is a rare opportunity for major reform, and one that Jim Chalmers should grasp while it lasts.
- by Brendan Coates