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South Australia was the first Australian state to introduce a land tax, based on the unimproved capital value of land, in 1884. [6] [7] In 1910, George Allen (first secretary to the Treasury) founded the Land Tax Office to service land taxes at the federal level as a form of wealth tax and as a means to break up large tracts of underutilised land.
The Budget in 2017 abolished stamp duty for first-time home buyers in England and Wales purchasing homes up to £300,000, saving first-time buyers up to £5,000. Additionally, first-time buyers spending up to £500,000 will only pay stamp duty at 5% on the amount in excess of £300,000. Those spending over £500,000 will pay full stamp duty. [17]
[citation needed] The first taxes in Australia were raised to help pay for the completion of Sydney's first jail and provide for the orphans of the colony. Import duties were put on spirits, wine and beer and later on luxury goods. [citation needed] After 1824 the Government of New South Wales raised extra revenue from customs and excise duties.
After weeks of intense media and public pressure, the New South Wales State Government announced in its budget that it would reduce stamp duty and land tax, but critics argued that the State Government did not go far enough with much broader tax reform in New South Wales required to help encourage investment and business that had been forced ...
Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988: 1988 (No. 106) Yes (as amended) Australian Capital Territory Stamp Duty Act 1969 1969 (No. 48) No Australian Capital Territory Tax (Cheques) Act 1969 1969 (No. 43) No Australian Capital Territory Tax (Hire-purchase Business) Act 1969 1969 (No. 44) No
The Medicare levy was raised again by the Keating Labor government in July 1993, up to 1.4% of income, again to fund additional healthcare spending outlays. The low income earner exemption thresholds were also raised. In July 1995, two years later the Keating Labor government raised the levy to 1.5%, to offset a decline in Medicare levy receipts.
In Western Australia, duties of this type were overhauled in the Western Australian Stamp Act 1921, which took effect on 1 January 2010. [3] In South Australia , the Stamp Duties Act 1923 was first enacted in 1923, then revised or amended almost yearly until its current version of 2017.
A rental agreement or lease may include a "rent review" clause which makes provision for the rental amount to be increased, the process for the landlord to provide notice of a rent increase and the options available to the tenant regarding acceptance or rejection of the proposed increase. [3]