This week on The Fin podcast, economics correspondent Michael Read and political correspondent Tom McIlroy discuss whether winding-back the two big tax advantages to buying property – negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount – will help solve Australia’s housing crisis.

This podcast is sponsored by IG

Further reading:
These Australians are most likely to negatively gear their properties
The housing policy choices facing voters
We’re more nuanced on negative gearing than five years ago
A quick guide to the politics of housing tax breaks

This week on The Fin podcast, economics correspondent Michael Read and political correspondent Tom McIlroy discuss whether winding-back the two big tax advantages to buying property – negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount – will help solve Australia’s housing crisis.
This podcast is sponsored by <a href="http://ig.com/au" data-stringify-link="http://ig.com/au" data-sk="tooltip_parent">IG</a> Further reading: <a href="https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/these-australians-are-most-likely-to-negatively-gear-their-properties-20240926-p5kdnc" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/these-australians-are-most-likely-to-negatively-gear-their-properties-20240926-p5kdnc" data-sk="tooltip_parent">These Australians are most likely to negatively gear their properties</a> <a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/the-housing-policy-choices-facing-voters-20240930-p5kek2" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/the-housing-policy-choices-facing-voters-20240930-p5kek2" data-sk="tooltip_parent">The housing policy choices facing voters</a> <a href="https://www.afr.com/property/residential/we-re-more-nuanced-on-negative-gearing-than-five-years-ago-20241002-p5kf6t" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/property/residential/we-re-more-nuanced-on-negative-gearing-than-five-years-ago-20241002-p5kf6t" data-sk="tooltip_parent">We’re more nuanced on negative gearing than five years ago</a> <a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/a-quick-guide-to-the-politics-of-housing-tax-breaks-20240925-p5kdah" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/a-quick-guide-to-the-politics-of-housing-tax-breaks-20240925-p5kdah" data-sk="tooltip_parent">A quick guide to the politics of housing tax breaks</a>

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