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Tax discount 'skewing' property market to investors

The federal government is being urged to cut tax discounts which favour property investors. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Discounts on capital gains tax have been found to skew the housing market in favour of investors at the expense of owner-occupiers, as the federal government is urged to scrap the controversial measure.

A parliamentary inquiry report into the capital gains discount, released on Tuesday, found the benefits of the tax deductions were unequally distributed and distorted the availability of housing stock across Australia.

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