COMPAMIR
High-Purity Fact Pipeline
High-Purity Fact Pipeline
Australian Government, Treasurer Jim Chalmers
Australia
May 19, 2026
Verified: May 19, 2026
"Government proposes replacing the 50% CGT discount with cost-base indexation from July 2027. A 30% minimum tax on real capital gains is planned to improve tax system fairness. Investors express concerns over the impact on long-term financial planning and housing affordability."
Author: Kenneth Scheve and David Stasavage
This book provides a rigorous historical and political analysis of how tax systems, including capital gains, are shaped by societal demands for fairness and the political economy of wealth redistribution, which is central to the Australian government's current policy shift.
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