Vic land tax to drive away property investors: Charles Tarbey

The Victorian government’s land tax will charge an extra 400,000 Victorians and will see property investors choose other states to invest in, says Century 21 Executive Chairman Charles Tarbey.
“This is just another example about what bothers me the most about the way the country is run,” he told Sky News contributor Steve Price.
“All you ever see happening is taxes, taxes, taxes instead of going back and running government like a business.”

[@user-ix9wx6ms9v]

Victoria government is killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

[@livelongaustralia3374]

Don’t worry VICTORIA I’m going to increase rent by $500 a month to compensate my tax outgoings. Which is going to haunt Labor in the long run. It’s a vicious cycle whatever goes around comes around.

[@krisp4889]

NZ Greens are proposing this__ the tax will require rents to double. With "friends "like this who needs enemies.

[@mitebcool]

This debt recovery scheme should be implemented at a national level unless someone has a better idea

[@livelongaustralia3374]

Well now I know dogs are not faithful. They are blood hounds.

[@JohnHoylesunvaccinatedbr-rx4dk]

Dans broke.

[@eb2505]

He is - however, it's by design to set the precedent to radically transform us towards communism.

[@livelongaustralia3374]

DAN is living of our blood by getting govt. pension. I curse him everyday.

[@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc]

The taxes keep on coming! Never to stop!

[@NoChannelChannel]

My 94yo grandmother got $3000 land tax for Christmas from our overlords

[@leonie563]

She will probably get a discount as a Pensioner with a healthcare card. That's the stupidity of the system. Turn the whole show off ast 80. The Banks will very quickly flip to thinking how to help 20 year olds and fatten up the calf of grey hairs👴👵

[@mitebcool]

Why because she has 3 million in property besides her main residence

[@NoChannelChannel]

@@mitebcool no, half of her daughters house 375k, backdated 5 years. They lowered the threshold, why do you defend the government, when you work one day and have something they will come after it also.

[@evilpanky]

Who is Henry George? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@GrandpaVince]

Well said Charlesy and vince is sure all the charles family are proud, including Charlie chaplin and good old ray charles.

[@__Diagnosis]

Hi grandpa 👋👋 hope you and your old boiler wife grandma Shirley are doing well ☺️☺️

[@GrandpaVince]

@@__Diagnosis hi grandson jon me and the old hag are OK are you alright?

[@__Diagnosis]

@@GrandpaVince yeah.. i had homemade hamburgers tonight for dinner..I assume the meat in the patties where not dingo 😆

[@GrandpaVince]

@Diagnosis if it was dingo you would have needed a nice bucket of water to wash all that delicious dry stringy sinewy meat down.

[@Brains_Into_Monuments]

Big deal.

[@jamesmorrow1646]

Good.

[@JohnHoylesunvaccinatedbr-rx4dk]

Dans broke.

[@user-ge5ce2rr6p]

I agree, greedy property investors can go screw themselves, bunch of middle men.

[@KenzoTenmaM]

This is exhibit A of why Sky News is only for the intellectually lacking. The land tax has helped to keep victorian houseprices low and as someone from Sydney I'm moving to Melbourne where it's still affordable to buy. Sounds like sensible poilicy!