CGT like its 1999: Chalmers leans toward scrapping Howard-Costello tax discount
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-04-19 22:30 UTC+10:00
Section: Politics / Federal
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Tax & Budget, Property & Housing
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A return to the original way of taxing capital gains on property under the Hawke and Keating governments is firming as a centrepiece of the May budget as Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepares the final shape of his fiscal blueprint.
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