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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Greg Jericho

Capital gains tax changes are already having an impact on wealth inequality – and vested interests are running scared

a 'for sale' sign stands outside a property in Sydney
‘My research showed the CGT 50% discount was ground zero of the housing affordability crisis,’ writes economist Greg Jericho. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters

Has a policy ever worked as quickly as the changes to the capital gains tax (CGT) discount? It hasn’t even become law yet and already it is having an impact despite conservatives loudly telling everyone the discount was not the cause of the housing affordability crisis.

Last week in my role as chief economist for the Australia Institute, I appeared before the Senate committee into the tax changes.

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