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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos

‘It was an agreement’: Daniel Andrews’ affordable housing plans bulldozed by peak property group

Victorian premier Daniel Andrews says the government had a deal with property developer peak bodies for a levy to fund social housing
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews says the government had a deal with property developer peak bodies for a levy to fund social housing. Photograph: David Crosling/AAP

It was launched with great fanfare as a “generational reform” that would fund 1,700 new social and affordable homes in Victoria each year.

But just five days later, the Victorian government’s proposed social housing levy on developers is in doubt, with the premier accusing the building and property sectors of reneging on a deal to allow them to make “super profits” in exchange for paying the contribution.

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