
realtake
31 posts






The 30% minimum tax on capital gains is the worst tax policy change in Australian political history. It's effectively saying to the average punter, don't save, don't invest, and don't try to make your money work for you. I've been a Labor member and voter since my first election, that ended tonight.















CBA market cap down more in 1 day than the entirely this government reckons they'll claw back from the CGT, trust and negative gearing changes in a year economically ruinous budget do they not realise the CGT tax revenue is proportional to actual gains


It is structurally unfair that CGT is lower than income tax. It means the rich can keep getting richer at lower tax rates. Unfortunately my hope was we’d cut income tax to match CGT rate in order to make it fair for people. Alas, we’re just seeing boomers pull the ladder up after them and making everyone pay insane levels of tax on all income.





We're changing property investor tax breaks to give first home buyers a fair go.




If tax policy is the fundamental issue for you when you are starting a business, perhaps stick to knitting ...






