Commonwealth Bank economists expect 5% drag on home prices from tax changes, compared with Treasury forecast of 2%. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast ‘Really simple choice in Parliament today’ says Chalmers Jim Chalmers ’ budget bill will face debate and a vote in the House today, and he poses the legislation as a “really simple choice” for the Coalition. Really simple choice in the parliament today: Labor lower taxes on workers, a fair go for first home buyers. The Coalition opposing both of those things. Yet another beat up about the sensible, common sense tax reforms at the core of the budget. Not unusual, as I said, for definitions to be settled this way, and the parliament can disallow them if they want. Continue reading...
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Australia politics live: bank expects home price reduction from budget to be more than twice government forecast
Commonwealth Bank economists predict that tax changes outlined in Australia's budget will reduce home prices by 5%, significantly more than the Treasury's forecast of 2%. This forecast comes as Treasurer Jim Chalmers presents the budget bill for debate and a vote in the House of Representatives today.
Krishani DhanjiThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-06-03 · 21:43 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Commonwealth Bank economists predict that tax changes outlined in Australia's budget will reduce home prices by 5%, significantly more than the Treasury's forecast of 2%. This forecast comes as Treasurer Jim Chalmers presents the budget bill for debate and a vote in the House of Representatives today. Chalmers framed the legislation as a straightforward choice for the Coalition, stating it lowers taxes for workers and aids first-home buyers, while the Coalition opposes these measures. He characterized criticism of the budget's tax reforms as a "beat up," noting that Parliament has the ability to disallow the definitions.
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The Coalition opposes Labor's tax reforms for workers and first home buyers.
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Labor lower taxes on workers and offer a fair go for first home buyers.
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Jim Chalmers poses the budget legislation as a 'really simple choice' for the Coalition.
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Treasury forecasts a 2% drag on home prices from tax changes.
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Commonwealth Bank economists expect a 5% drag on home prices from tax changes.
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