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Western Suburbs Weekly

The Urban Development Institute of WA’s election wishlist has a three-pronged approach, focusing on economy, environment and liveability.

The plan for the economy includes leveraging infrastructure, strategic population growth, cutting red tape and reforming property taxes such as the off-the-plan stamp duty rebate, stamp duty, facilitating more build-to-rent schemes and placing a moratorium on the Foreign Buyers Surcharge.

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