The West Australian WA’s top eight builders and land developers have met with the State Government to demand an extension to the building grants program, calling for the deadline to be pushed back by six months. The Housing Industry Association and the Urban Development Institute want grants made available to those who start construction within […]
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STAMP DUTY IS WIDELY CONSIDERED INEFFICIENT AND INEQUITABLE, BUT ANY MOVE AWAY FROM THIS TAX NEEDS TO KEEP ALL OPTIONS ON THE TABLE. In a recent article published in South Australia, commentator Jessica Irvine described stamp duty, on “a scale of one to evil, as the green vomit-spraying head spinner of the tax toolbox.” When […]
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The West Australian Developers fear a draft policy — to charge Public Open Space contributions on infill projects like apartments — is akin to a new tax. The Urban Development Institution of Australian (WA) claims the State Government’s newly released draft Public Open Space policy ignores market realities. The draft policy applies the long-standing 10 […]
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