Constituency questions
Nepean electorate
Sam GROTH (Nepean) (14:32): (180) My question is for the Treasurer. The Labor government’s proposed changes to land tax arrangements will hit my community on the southern Mornington Peninsula harder than most. These new tax arrangements are another example of this government playing the politics of envy and forcing aspirational Victorians to foot the bill for their economic mistakes. More than 26,000 properties in my electorate are now subject to land tax with a significant portion being long-term rentals, which are likely to see prices rise on the back of this tax grab. Make no mistake, this is a rental tax. Many in my community do not understand how punishing their success, suppressing their aspirations and forcing rental increases will address these issues. My question to the Treasurer is: how will punishing these hardworking families and driving up rental prices help to alleviate the accelerating housing crisis in Nepean?