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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Luca Ittimani

Property investors may pay less capital gains tax under Labor’s reforms, analysis suggests

The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has said the reforms will help more aspiring homeowners get into the market.
The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has said Labor’s reforms will help more aspiring homeowners get into the market. Photograph: Hilary Wardaugh/AAP

Most property investors may end up paying less capital gains tax after Labor’s budget reforms, research based on an analysis of historical data suggests.

The e61 Institute’s analysis also found half of all landlords would not have faced higher costs from the loss of negative gearing over the period 2008 to 2025 if the new system had been in place, suggesting the tax reforms alone cannot explain a slump in investment demand.

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