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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Michael McGowan and Tamsin Rose

Dominic Perrottet to seek federal backing to scrap NSW stamp duty

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The NSW government will reportedly go ahead with a proposal to allow homebuyers to opt-in to an annual land tax instead of stamp duty. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

The New South Wales premier, Dominic Perrottet, will seek federal government help to scrap stamp duty during a meeting with prime minister, Anthony Albanese, on Friday, insisting no change can be made to the “inherently terrible” tax without support.

Perrottet been a vocal proponent of scrapping stamp duty in NSW since he flagged his ambition to move to an annual land tax as the state’s treasurer in 2020.

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