WAToday The Urban Development Institute of WA has called for the foreign buyers scheme to be scrapped and for the state government to make the off-the-plan duty rebate scheme permanent and extend it to apartment projects under construction. The scheme currently provides a 100 per cent rebate for residential apartments in multi-storey developments valued below […]
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Business News The state government has announced four senior public service appointments but needs to recruit five new directors general, including at the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. UDIA WA chief executive Tanya Steinbeck welcomed today’s reshuffle, calling it an opportunity to put fresh eyes on reforms to the planning system, environmental approvals system and local […]
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ABC Federal Housing Minister Clare O’Neil has swung her weight behind a Business Council of Australia push for states to scrap stamp duty and ease the housing crisis by removing barriers to property transactions. “It’s a really good idea,” Ms O’Neil told ABC Radio National on Tuesday. “Stamp duty is a bad tax. It prevents […]
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