One person’s tax break is another person’s broken housing dream

I wrote an opinion piece for ABC’s The Drum on the failings of our tax system when it comes to housing. To read it click here

Our housing tax system is failing a generation

The Federal Government’s tax summit kicks off in Canberra this week, but a failure to address the tax incentives that drive up house prices will condemn future generations to high housing costs and financial insecurity.

The top issue at the tax summit ought to be the issue of tax deductibility of housing investment losses and the inflationary impacts that tax loopholes have on the housing market.

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