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.

  • Taleya
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    1 year ago

    Yeah i don’t think this is going to be the revenue stream you think it is. We’re better served removing fuel excise and other business tax breaks to raise funding