As Land Tax Bills Continue to Rise
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The Tasmanian Greens today described the government’s submission to the Henry Tax Review as a lost opportunity to position Tasmania as a global leader in preparing for a carbon constrained economy.
Greens Leader Nick McKim MP said that biggest public policy challenge of the 21st century will be responding to sustainability crises, and that a forward thinking government would have asked Mr Henry to consider the introduction of a pollution tax in Tasmania, to allow for a reduction or elimination of payroll tax and land tax.
“We need to reduce or eliminate taxes on good things like jobs and investment, and start taxing things that are bad for our people, like pollution.”
“The Henry Review represents a massive opportunity for Tasmania, but Mr Aird’s so-called submission looks more like a postcard than a serious attempt to convince Mr Henry to create some real opportunities for Tasmania.”
Mr McKim said that an interim cap of 10% increases in land tax from year to year pending a full review of Tasmania’s taxation framework would remove the price shocks which are hammering Tasmanians.
“Land tax flows through into the cost of living of staples like bread and milk, which makes rising electricity prices, and water and sewerage bills flooding into letterboxes, so much harder to pay.”
Nick McKim MP Greens Leader
