❓ Mr. Krsticevic questions the Premier's decision to offer a stamp duty cut for apartments but not housing. The Premier defends the policy as a pre-COVID initiative aimed at stimulating off-the-plan developments and accuses the opposition of being consistently angry about tax cuts.
AnsweredQoN 335Legislative Assembly
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CORONAVIRUS —
HOUSING STIMULUS — STAMP DUTY
335. Mr A. KRSTICEVIC to the Premier:
As a supplementary question, why is
the Premier allowing a 75 per cent stamp duty cut of up to $50 000 for
apartments, but not for housing?
HOUSING STIMULUS — STAMP DUTY
335. Mr A. KRSTICEVIC to the Premier:
As a supplementary question, why is
the Premier allowing a 75 per cent stamp duty cut of up to $50 000 for
apartments, but not for housing?
AnswerView source ↗
Last year we announced a range of
measures. We cut payroll tax and stamp duty, and the opposition seemed to complain
about it. It was a specific initiative pre-COVID-19. The opposition was
seriously angry about our stamp duty cut and
our payroll tax cut. We further cut payroll tax this year, providing land tax
relief or payments to landlords who do the right thing by their tenants.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr M. McGOWAN : Every time we
cut taxes, the opposition gets more and more angry. Something seems to be under the opposition's skin. I do not know
what it is, but opposition members seem to be very angry. I am going to get out there in the community in coming days and weeks to try to work out what
has got them so wild. I will start with Dawesville very shortly and catch up
with people throughout the Dawesville community. I love Dawesville and the
small business people down there. I look forward to heading back down there
again very shortly.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr M. McGOWAN : We have done
stamp duty cuts. Obviously, that was for off-the-plan developments to get activity underway in some of those very large
employment projects. It was widely welcomed by industry. The only people
who seem unhappy about it are state opposition members.
The SPEAKER : That is the end
of question time.
measures. We cut payroll tax and stamp duty, and the opposition seemed to complain
about it. It was a specific initiative pre-COVID-19. The opposition was
seriously angry about our stamp duty cut and
our payroll tax cut. We further cut payroll tax this year, providing land tax
relief or payments to landlords who do the right thing by their tenants.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr M. McGOWAN : Every time we
cut taxes, the opposition gets more and more angry. Something seems to be under the opposition's skin. I do not know
what it is, but opposition members seem to be very angry. I am going to get out there in the community in coming days and weeks to try to work out what
has got them so wild. I will start with Dawesville very shortly and catch up
with people throughout the Dawesville community. I love Dawesville and the
small business people down there. I look forward to heading back down there
again very shortly.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr M. McGOWAN : We have done
stamp duty cuts. Obviously, that was for off-the-plan developments to get activity underway in some of those very large
employment projects. It was widely welcomed by industry. The only people
who seem unhappy about it are state opposition members.
The SPEAKER : That is the end
of question time.
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