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Surgeons, anaesthetists, finance managers and lawyers will be the overwhelming beneficiaries of the Turnbull government’s decision not to touch negative gearing in the budget, research shows.
Every time an investor sells a property to a renter, there is one less rental property, and one less renter. There is no change to the balance between supply and demand.
John Daley, Grattan Institute
The top 10 per cent of earners collect almost half the negative gearing tax deductions, the research finds. Photo: Louie Douvis
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