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Jacob Shteyman

Supercharged inequality: rich investors stifle budget

Ten of the wealthiest areas of Australia are reaping a third of the capital gains tax discount. (Steve Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

Taxpayers could be missing out on almost $200 billion in forgone revenue over the next decade, as a result of property investor tax breaks, analysis shows.

Research published by the Parliamentary Budget Office on Friday, at the behest of the Greens, estimated the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing deductions on investment properties would cost taxpayers more than $24 billion per year by 2035/36.

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