Source : Perth Now news
The final weeks of federal parliament before MPs depart for the long winter break are being dominated by debate on changes to the NDIS and tax reform.
WHAT’S THE STATE OF PLAY?
* Labor is hoping to pass laws limiting negative gearing to new properties from July 2027, as well as scrap a 50 per cent discount for capital gains tax and replace it with a 30 per cent minimum also tied to the rate of inflation
* The changes, introduced in May’s federal budget, have proved to be controversial, but the government is hoping to pass the laws before July 2, when parliament adjourns for an almost-two month break
* Labor will need the support of the Greens to get the changes through, with the minor party calling for negative gearing to apply to all properties, instead of having grandfathering arrangements
* Negotiations are taking place with Labor and the Greens, with the Greens calling for a longer inquiry into the government’s NDIS reforms
* A two-day inquiry was held earlier in June examining measures which would remove 160,000 people from the disability scheme in order to cut the cost of the $56 billion program
* Labor has offered a longer probe into the NDIS in exchange for support for the budget tax changes
* The coalition have also accused the government of racing through the NDIS inquiry, but have broadly called for costs of the scheme to be reined in
