❓ Dr. Woollard's QoN 1170 addresses tax relief measures and the State Tax Review in WA, particularly concerning property taxes and their impact on home ownership. The Treasurer's response details tax cuts, exemptions, and the ongoing review process.
AnsweredQoN 1170Legislative Assembly
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(b) 2001; (c) 2002; (d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(c) 2002; (d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(h) projected in 2007?
(b) 2001; (c) 2002; (d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(c) 2002; (d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(h) projected in 2007?
(b) 2001; (c) 2002; (d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(c) 2002; (d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(h) projected in 2007?
(b) 2001; (c) 2002; (d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(c) 2002; (d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(h) projected in 2007?
(b) If not, why not?
(c) 2002; (d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(h) projected in 2007?
(b) 2001; (c) 2002; (d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(c) 2002; (d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(h) projected in 2007?
(b) 2001; (c) 2002; (d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(c) 2002; (d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(h) projected in 2007?
(b) 2001; (c) 2002; (d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(c) 2002; (d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(d) 2003; (e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(e) 2004; (f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(f) 2005; (g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(g) 2006; and (h) projected in 2007?
(h) projected in 2007?
(b) If not, why not?
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Answered
13 June 2006
Response time
35 days
(5) Yes. (a) On 21 March 2006, the Government announced the progressive abolition of mortgage duty, with a 50% reduction in the rate of duty from 1 July this year, and complete abolition of the duty from 1 July 2008. In the 2006-07 Budget, the Government announced new land tax scales that will ameliorate the impact of stronger than expected property value growth on land tax and Metropolitan Region Improvement Tax in 2006-07. These measures follow substantial property tax relief that the Government has provided since July 2004. This includes a 15% across the board reduction in conveyance duty rates, the introduction of a stamp duty exemption for a first home purchase up to $250,000 (which phases out at $350,000), and a number of adjustments to the land tax scale. Along with cuts in other taxes, the total value of tax relief measures introduced since July 2004 will total $3.3 billion over the next 4 years. In the 2005-06 Budget, the Government announced a State Tax Review, which is being undertaken in consultation with the Western Australian community, to shape tax reform over the next five years. The decision to progressively abolish mortgage duty, as well as hire of goods duty (from 1 January 2007) and non-real property conveyances (from 1 July 2010) announced in March 2006 followed consideration of public submissions to the State Tax Review and early feedback from the State Tax Review Reference Group. The Government will be considering the final report of the State Tax Review on the priorities for tax reform in the 2007-08 Budget. (b) Not applicable. (6) State Government taxes on the purchase of a new home and land package include stamp duty on conveyance and, where the purchase is financed with a loan, mortgage duty. Other fees include Department of Land Information transfer fees such as registration fees, mortgage registration fees, and land title search fees. For a broad hectare established house worth $373,700, the stamp duty on conveyance will be $14,385. The impact of government charges (including conveyance duty) on the cost of a house and land package will depend on a range of factors including the value of the land and house. The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
(a) On 21 March 2006, the Government announced the progressive abolition of mortgage duty, with a 50% reduction in the rate of duty from 1 July this year, and complete abolition of the duty from 1 July 2008. In the 2006-07 Budget, the Government announced new land tax scales that will ameliorate the impact of stronger than expected property value growth on land tax and Metropolitan Region Improvement Tax in 2006-07. These measures follow substantial property tax relief that the Government has provided since July 2004. This includes a 15% across the board reduction in conveyance duty rates, the introduction of a stamp duty exemption for a first home purchase up to $250,000 (which phases out at $350,000), and a number of adjustments to the land tax scale. Along with cuts in other taxes, the total value of tax relief measures introduced since July 2004 will total $3.3 billion over the next 4 years. In the 2005-06 Budget, the Government announced a State Tax Review, which is being undertaken in consultation with the Western Australian community, to shape tax reform over the next five years. The decision to progressively abolish mortgage duty, as well as hire of goods duty (from 1 January 2007) and non-real property conveyances (from 1 July 2010) announced in March 2006 followed consideration of public submissions to the State Tax Review and early feedback from the State Tax Review Reference Group. The Government will be considering the final report of the State Tax Review on the priorities for tax reform in the 2007-08 Budget. (b) Not applicable. (6) State Government taxes on the purchase of a new home and land package include stamp duty on conveyance and, where the purchase is financed with a loan, mortgage duty. Other fees include Department of Land Information transfer fees such as registration fees, mortgage registration fees, and land title search fees. For a broad hectare established house worth $373,700, the stamp duty on conveyance will be $14,385. The impact of government charges (including conveyance duty) on the cost of a house and land package will depend on a range of factors including the value of the land and house. The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
In the 2006-07 Budget, the Government announced new land tax scales that will ameliorate the impact of stronger than expected property value growth on land tax and Metropolitan Region Improvement Tax in 2006-07. These measures follow substantial property tax relief that the Government has provided since July 2004. This includes a 15% across the board reduction in conveyance duty rates, the introduction of a stamp duty exemption for a first home purchase up to $250,000 (which phases out at $350,000), and a number of adjustments to the land tax scale. Along with cuts in other taxes, the total value of tax relief measures introduced since July 2004 will total $3.3 billion over the next 4 years. In the 2005-06 Budget, the Government announced a State Tax Review, which is being undertaken in consultation with the Western Australian community, to shape tax reform over the next five years. The decision to progressively abolish mortgage duty, as well as hire of goods duty (from 1 January 2007) and non-real property conveyances (from 1 July 2010) announced in March 2006 followed consideration of public submissions to the State Tax Review and early feedback from the State Tax Review Reference Group. The Government will be considering the final report of the State Tax Review on the priorities for tax reform in the 2007-08 Budget. (b) Not applicable. (6) State Government taxes on the purchase of a new home and land package include stamp duty on conveyance and, where the purchase is financed with a loan, mortgage duty. Other fees include Department of Land Information transfer fees such as registration fees, mortgage registration fees, and land title search fees. For a broad hectare established house worth $373,700, the stamp duty on conveyance will be $14,385. The impact of government charges (including conveyance duty) on the cost of a house and land package will depend on a range of factors including the value of the land and house. The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
These measures follow substantial property tax relief that the Government has provided since July 2004. This includes a 15% across the board reduction in conveyance duty rates, the introduction of a stamp duty exemption for a first home purchase up to $250,000 (which phases out at $350,000), and a number of adjustments to the land tax scale. Along with cuts in other taxes, the total value of tax relief measures introduced since July 2004 will total $3.3 billion over the next 4 years. In the 2005-06 Budget, the Government announced a State Tax Review, which is being undertaken in consultation with the Western Australian community, to shape tax reform over the next five years. The decision to progressively abolish mortgage duty, as well as hire of goods duty (from 1 January 2007) and non-real property conveyances (from 1 July 2010) announced in March 2006 followed consideration of public submissions to the State Tax Review and early feedback from the State Tax Review Reference Group. The Government will be considering the final report of the State Tax Review on the priorities for tax reform in the 2007-08 Budget. (b) Not applicable. (6) State Government taxes on the purchase of a new home and land package include stamp duty on conveyance and, where the purchase is financed with a loan, mortgage duty. Other fees include Department of Land Information transfer fees such as registration fees, mortgage registration fees, and land title search fees. For a broad hectare established house worth $373,700, the stamp duty on conveyance will be $14,385. The impact of government charges (including conveyance duty) on the cost of a house and land package will depend on a range of factors including the value of the land and house. The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
In the 2005-06 Budget, the Government announced a State Tax Review, which is being undertaken in consultation with the Western Australian community, to shape tax reform over the next five years. The decision to progressively abolish mortgage duty, as well as hire of goods duty (from 1 January 2007) and non-real property conveyances (from 1 July 2010) announced in March 2006 followed consideration of public submissions to the State Tax Review and early feedback from the State Tax Review Reference Group. The Government will be considering the final report of the State Tax Review on the priorities for tax reform in the 2007-08 Budget. (b) Not applicable. (6) State Government taxes on the purchase of a new home and land package include stamp duty on conveyance and, where the purchase is financed with a loan, mortgage duty. Other fees include Department of Land Information transfer fees such as registration fees, mortgage registration fees, and land title search fees. For a broad hectare established house worth $373,700, the stamp duty on conveyance will be $14,385. The impact of government charges (including conveyance duty) on the cost of a house and land package will depend on a range of factors including the value of the land and house. The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
(b) Not applicable. (6) State Government taxes on the purchase of a new home and land package include stamp duty on conveyance and, where the purchase is financed with a loan, mortgage duty. Other fees include Department of Land Information transfer fees such as registration fees, mortgage registration fees, and land title search fees. For a broad hectare established house worth $373,700, the stamp duty on conveyance will be $14,385. The impact of government charges (including conveyance duty) on the cost of a house and land package will depend on a range of factors including the value of the land and house. The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
(6) State Government taxes on the purchase of a new home and land package include stamp duty on conveyance and, where the purchase is financed with a loan, mortgage duty. Other fees include Department of Land Information transfer fees such as registration fees, mortgage registration fees, and land title search fees. For a broad hectare established house worth $373,700, the stamp duty on conveyance will be $14,385. The impact of government charges (including conveyance duty) on the cost of a house and land package will depend on a range of factors including the value of the land and house. The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
For a broad hectare established house worth $373,700, the stamp duty on conveyance will be $14,385. The impact of government charges (including conveyance duty) on the cost of a house and land package will depend on a range of factors including the value of the land and house. The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
The impact of government charges (including conveyance duty) on the cost of a house and land package will depend on a range of factors including the value of the land and house. The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
(a) On 21 March 2006, the Government announced the progressive abolition of mortgage duty, with a 50% reduction in the rate of duty from 1 July this year, and complete abolition of the duty from 1 July 2008. In the 2006-07 Budget, the Government announced new land tax scales that will ameliorate the impact of stronger than expected property value growth on land tax and Metropolitan Region Improvement Tax in 2006-07. These measures follow substantial property tax relief that the Government has provided since July 2004. This includes a 15% across the board reduction in conveyance duty rates, the introduction of a stamp duty exemption for a first home purchase up to $250,000 (which phases out at $350,000), and a number of adjustments to the land tax scale. Along with cuts in other taxes, the total value of tax relief measures introduced since July 2004 will total $3.3 billion over the next 4 years. In the 2005-06 Budget, the Government announced a State Tax Review, which is being undertaken in consultation with the Western Australian community, to shape tax reform over the next five years. The decision to progressively abolish mortgage duty, as well as hire of goods duty (from 1 January 2007) and non-real property conveyances (from 1 July 2010) announced in March 2006 followed consideration of public submissions to the State Tax Review and early feedback from the State Tax Review Reference Group. The Government will be considering the final report of the State Tax Review on the priorities for tax reform in the 2007-08 Budget. (b) Not applicable. (6) State Government taxes on the purchase of a new home and land package include stamp duty on conveyance and, where the purchase is financed with a loan, mortgage duty. Other fees include Department of Land Information transfer fees such as registration fees, mortgage registration fees, and land title search fees. For a broad hectare established house worth $373,700, the stamp duty on conveyance will be $14,385. The impact of government charges (including conveyance duty) on the cost of a house and land package will depend on a range of factors including the value of the land and house. The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
In the 2006-07 Budget, the Government announced new land tax scales that will ameliorate the impact of stronger than expected property value growth on land tax and Metropolitan Region Improvement Tax in 2006-07. These measures follow substantial property tax relief that the Government has provided since July 2004. This includes a 15% across the board reduction in conveyance duty rates, the introduction of a stamp duty exemption for a first home purchase up to $250,000 (which phases out at $350,000), and a number of adjustments to the land tax scale. Along with cuts in other taxes, the total value of tax relief measures introduced since July 2004 will total $3.3 billion over the next 4 years. In the 2005-06 Budget, the Government announced a State Tax Review, which is being undertaken in consultation with the Western Australian community, to shape tax reform over the next five years. The decision to progressively abolish mortgage duty, as well as hire of goods duty (from 1 January 2007) and non-real property conveyances (from 1 July 2010) announced in March 2006 followed consideration of public submissions to the State Tax Review and early feedback from the State Tax Review Reference Group. The Government will be considering the final report of the State Tax Review on the priorities for tax reform in the 2007-08 Budget. (b) Not applicable. (6) State Government taxes on the purchase of a new home and land package include stamp duty on conveyance and, where the purchase is financed with a loan, mortgage duty. Other fees include Department of Land Information transfer fees such as registration fees, mortgage registration fees, and land title search fees. For a broad hectare established house worth $373,700, the stamp duty on conveyance will be $14,385. The impact of government charges (including conveyance duty) on the cost of a house and land package will depend on a range of factors including the value of the land and house. The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
These measures follow substantial property tax relief that the Government has provided since July 2004. This includes a 15% across the board reduction in conveyance duty rates, the introduction of a stamp duty exemption for a first home purchase up to $250,000 (which phases out at $350,000), and a number of adjustments to the land tax scale. Along with cuts in other taxes, the total value of tax relief measures introduced since July 2004 will total $3.3 billion over the next 4 years. In the 2005-06 Budget, the Government announced a State Tax Review, which is being undertaken in consultation with the Western Australian community, to shape tax reform over the next five years. The decision to progressively abolish mortgage duty, as well as hire of goods duty (from 1 January 2007) and non-real property conveyances (from 1 July 2010) announced in March 2006 followed consideration of public submissions to the State Tax Review and early feedback from the State Tax Review Reference Group. The Government will be considering the final report of the State Tax Review on the priorities for tax reform in the 2007-08 Budget. (b) Not applicable. (6) State Government taxes on the purchase of a new home and land package include stamp duty on conveyance and, where the purchase is financed with a loan, mortgage duty. Other fees include Department of Land Information transfer fees such as registration fees, mortgage registration fees, and land title search fees. For a broad hectare established house worth $373,700, the stamp duty on conveyance will be $14,385. The impact of government charges (including conveyance duty) on the cost of a house and land package will depend on a range of factors including the value of the land and house. The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
In the 2005-06 Budget, the Government announced a State Tax Review, which is being undertaken in consultation with the Western Australian community, to shape tax reform over the next five years. The decision to progressively abolish mortgage duty, as well as hire of goods duty (from 1 January 2007) and non-real property conveyances (from 1 July 2010) announced in March 2006 followed consideration of public submissions to the State Tax Review and early feedback from the State Tax Review Reference Group. The Government will be considering the final report of the State Tax Review on the priorities for tax reform in the 2007-08 Budget. (b) Not applicable. (6) State Government taxes on the purchase of a new home and land package include stamp duty on conveyance and, where the purchase is financed with a loan, mortgage duty. Other fees include Department of Land Information transfer fees such as registration fees, mortgage registration fees, and land title search fees. For a broad hectare established house worth $373,700, the stamp duty on conveyance will be $14,385. The impact of government charges (including conveyance duty) on the cost of a house and land package will depend on a range of factors including the value of the land and house. The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
(b) Not applicable. (6) State Government taxes on the purchase of a new home and land package include stamp duty on conveyance and, where the purchase is financed with a loan, mortgage duty. Other fees include Department of Land Information transfer fees such as registration fees, mortgage registration fees, and land title search fees. For a broad hectare established house worth $373,700, the stamp duty on conveyance will be $14,385. The impact of government charges (including conveyance duty) on the cost of a house and land package will depend on a range of factors including the value of the land and house. The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
(6) State Government taxes on the purchase of a new home and land package include stamp duty on conveyance and, where the purchase is financed with a loan, mortgage duty. Other fees include Department of Land Information transfer fees such as registration fees, mortgage registration fees, and land title search fees. For a broad hectare established house worth $373,700, the stamp duty on conveyance will be $14,385. The impact of government charges (including conveyance duty) on the cost of a house and land package will depend on a range of factors including the value of the land and house. The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
For a broad hectare established house worth $373,700, the stamp duty on conveyance will be $14,385. The impact of government charges (including conveyance duty) on the cost of a house and land package will depend on a range of factors including the value of the land and house. The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
The impact of government charges (including conveyance duty) on the cost of a house and land package will depend on a range of factors including the value of the land and house. The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
The Government's October 2003 submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership (page 41) provides an indicative breakdown of costs of a suburban greenfield development, in the Perth metropolitan region. The submission is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance's website.
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