Stamp duty could be dumped by next year: survey
Economists are tipping stamp duty could be phased out as early as the end of next year, as state governments seek to stimulate the ailing property sector by making it less expensive to purchase a house.
Stamp duty has been described for decades as an inhibitor to real estate transactions. Photo: Shutterstock (Image source: Shutterstock.com)
Economists are tipping stamp duty could be phased out as early as the end of next year, as state governments seek to stimulate the ailing property sector by making it less expensive to purchase a house.
That’s the key finding from Finder’s RBA Cash Rate Survey, which quizzed 43 experts and economists on the most pressing issues facing the Australian economy.
Finder’s survey showed 69 per cent of respondents were expecting a stamp duty change wi…
