Could a vacancy tax solve Australia's housing crisis? Canada might have the answer
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In 2018, Canada's British Columbia introduced a tax against vacant homes. Three years later, more than 20,000 rentals were back on the market.

My first instinct is “yes” but then I thought about it and I think it’s just going to exacerbate the short-stay problem unless combined with other measures.

  • abhibeckert@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Stamp Duty now goes to private companies and not the state governments

    WTF? When you buy a home, the $40,000 Stamp Duty does not go to the company running the land registry. It absolutely goes to the government.

    Maybe the company gets fifty bucks or something. They’re not getting $40k.