DEEP DIVE: What is CGT and would ditching the discount make housing cheaper?
About this episode
Have you clocked people talking about the capital gains tax discount this week?
It's a tax break that basically lets property owners pay less tax when they sell their houses, and it tends to benefit older, richer Australians and investors.
So when it comes to the generational wealth divide, is it part of the problem?
A bunch of economists certainly think so, and this week there've been hints from the government that some type of change might be on the table.
So what might that look like?
On the deep dive today, we unpack whether the capital gains tax is fair, and chat to an economist about policy alternatives.
Guest:
- Elyse Dwyer, research economist, e61 institute
Get the whole story from Hack:
- Follow us on Instagram and TikTok
- Subscribe to the hack podcast
- Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm
Get every episode summarized
Each time Hack publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from Hack
DEEP DIVE: Where did all the apprentices go? We’re about to really need them
Hack
THE SHAKEUP: Prison labour, career minimalism + people are literally saying less...
Hack
Behind the Lindsay Clancy obsession + from a refugee camp to the Socceroos
Hack
INTERVIEW: Socceroos star Awer Mabil on that viral bullsh*t moment and how footb...
Hack