About this episode

The episode discusses the potential impact of the upcoming budget on property investors and the implications of breaking an election promise regarding tax breaks.

Anthony Albanese is about to break a major election promise. Next week’s budget will reveal just how dramatic the government’s changes to generous tax breaks for property investors will be. The expected shake up to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount follows the prime minister’s promises during the last election campaign to leave the arrangements as they were. Have concerns around generational inequality in housing made breaking an election promise feasible? Today, host of ABC Radio’s AM program, Melissa Clarke, on the prime minister’s gamble. Featured: Melissa Clarke, political correspondent and host of ‘AM’

People in this episode

Host: Melissa Clarke

Topics covered

• budget
• property investors
• tax breaks
• negative gearing
• capital gains tax
• generational inequality
• political promises

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Organizations: ABC Radio, ABC Australia

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