Crossbench MPs back a short, sharp inquiry into Perrottet’s stamp duty reforms | AlexSmithSMH Rabe9
Key upper house crossbench MPs will back a short, sharp inquiry into Premier Dominic Perrottet’s landmark stamp duty reforms in a bid to ensure the legislation is voted on this year.
Treasurer Matt Kean and Premier Dominic Perrottet want to implement the NSW government’s stamp duty reforms on January 16.However, the MPs are keen for it to be scrutinised by a parliamentary committee and will support it going to an inquiry on the condition it is finalised before the final sitting period next month.
If the reform passes both houses in the remaining sitting days of the year, eligible buyers who purchase a home As part of Perrottet’s stamp duty reform legislation, to be introduced to parliament on Wednesday, annual land tax paymentsNSW Labor has ruled out supporting the reform, describing it as a “forever tax” on the family home, prompting Perrottet to warn that the opposition was standing in the way of housing affordability.
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