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      <title>Australia's lower house passes bill for biggest overhaul of taxes in decades</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Australia’s lower house of parliament passed a bill on Thursday for the government’s biggest overhaul of ​taxes in decades, curbing tax breaks for property investors ‌to make housing more affordable and scrapping a capital gains discount.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The measure cleared the House of Representatives 94-48 after failed amendment ​bids by the opposition and some independents.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some businesses ​had urged the government to exempt them from ⁠the capital gains overhaul and confine changes to real ​estate.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Passed the House: tax cuts for every worker and a ​fair go for first home buyers,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on X.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The measure now goes to the Senate, where the government ​lacks a majority and will require crossbench support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The reforms, &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australian-budget-seeks-balance-bold-reform-with-inflation-restraint-2026-05-11/"&gt;unveiled&lt;/a&gt; in ​last month’s federal budget, will see a &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-unveils-changes-negative-gearing-capital-gains-tax-2026-05-12/"&gt;tax&lt;/a&gt; on inflation-adjusted gains replace a ‌capital ⁠gains discount of 50% for assets held longer than a year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A 30% minimum tax on net capital gains will start from July 2027.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The bill aims to limit negative ​gearing to ​newly built homes ⁠so as to steer capital toward new housing supply, &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/australias-tax-reforms-expected-knock-some-heat-out-housing-2026-05-12/"&gt;narrowing&lt;/a&gt; a rule that lets investors ​offset property losses against taxable income.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The bill ​also gives ⁠workers a new tax cut, through a tax offset of A$250 and a new instant tax deduction of A$1,000 ($710).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These ⁠will ​be in addition to already legislated ​tax cuts, giving annual savings of up to A$536 to individual taxpayers.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Australia’s lower house of parliament passed a bill on Thursday for the government’s biggest overhaul of ​taxes in decades, curbing tax breaks for property investors ‌to make housing more affordable and scrapping a capital gains discount.</strong></p>
<p>The measure cleared the House of Representatives 94-48 after failed amendment ​bids by the opposition and some independents.</p>
<p>Some businesses ​had urged the government to exempt them from ⁠the capital gains overhaul and confine changes to real ​estate.</p>
<p>“Passed the House: tax cuts for every worker and a ​fair go for first home buyers,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on X.</p>
<p>The measure now goes to the Senate, where the government ​lacks a majority and will require crossbench support.</p>
<p>The reforms, <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australian-budget-seeks-balance-bold-reform-with-inflation-restraint-2026-05-11/">unveiled</a> in ​last month’s federal budget, will see a <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-unveils-changes-negative-gearing-capital-gains-tax-2026-05-12/">tax</a> on inflation-adjusted gains replace a ‌capital ⁠gains discount of 50% for assets held longer than a year.</p>
<p>A 30% minimum tax on net capital gains will start from July 2027.</p>
<p>The bill aims to limit negative ​gearing to ​newly built homes ⁠so as to steer capital toward new housing supply, <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/australias-tax-reforms-expected-knock-some-heat-out-housing-2026-05-12/">narrowing</a> a rule that lets investors ​offset property losses against taxable income.</p>
<p>The bill ​also gives ⁠workers a new tax cut, through a tax offset of A$250 and a new instant tax deduction of A$1,000 ($710).</p>
<p>These ⁠will ​be in addition to already legislated ​tax cuts, giving annual savings of up to A$536 to individual taxpayers.</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:32:15 +0500</pubDate>
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