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Jacob Shteyman

Supply the key to fixing housing, not taxes: Treasury

An increased supply of public, affordable homes is needed to address the housing crisis. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Treasury does not believe removing tax concessions for property investors would shift the dial for housing affordability, despite being asked to investigate the impact of the tax changes by the government.

The department's secretary, Steven Kennedy, said he has "strongly encouraged" the government to fix its sights on increasing the supply of housing.

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