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Housing 36 million, Insight - SBS, 2nd March 2010
Includes an interview with Planning Minister Justin Madden. In part 3 he refers to the GAIC as a way to "recoup developer revenue" and states that he is confident that the GAIC tax will get through the upper house with a "bit of work".
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 March 2010 19:11 |
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Planning Minister's job at risk |
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Planning Minister's job at risk, Stateline, 26th February 2010
Victoria's Planning Minister Justin Madden faces a tough task to keep his job, following the leaking of an embarassing email which revealed plans to scuttle the Windsor Hotel development.
The program also covers the GAIC issue in detail and includes an interview with Robyn Early, a Taxed Out member.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 27 February 2010 12:16 |
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Controversial growth area tax plan defeated |
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Controversial growth area tax plan defeated, ABC News, 24th February 2010
The Victorian Government is considering its options after its controversial growth area tax bill was defeated in the Upper House.
The Opposition, the Greens and the DLP have combined to vote down the proposed legislation.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 February 2010 20:24 |
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Labor's arrogance leads to GAIC defeat |
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Labor's arrogance leads to GAIC defeat, Taxed Out Inc. media release, 24th February 2010
The Brumby Labor Government's refusal to listen to expert opinion and community concerns has resulted in the Planning and Environment Amendment (Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution) Bill 2009 yesterday being defeated in the Upper House of the Victorian Parliament.
"We are relieved that the GAIC bill has been defeated. We are also disappointed that the Victorian Labor Government and in particular Planning Minister Justin Madden chose to show no respect for the grave concerns of a large number of organisations including landowner groups, peak industry bodies and growth areas councils and attempted to push this deeply flawed policy through parliament," said Michael Hocking, Taxed Out Inc. chairman.
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Growth area tax plan defeated |
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Growth area tax plan defeated, Weekly Times, 24th February 2010
THE Victorian Government's controversial Growth Areas Infrastructure contribution tax on land sales in Melbourne's urban growth boundary has been defeated in Parliament.
Please leave your comments on the Weekly Times website and then copy them to the Taxed Out site.
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Brumby's unfair GAIC bites the dust |
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Brumby's unfair GAIC bites the dust, Matthew Guy MLC media release, 23rd February 2010
John Brumby's unfair Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution (GAIC) has finally been defeated in Parliament.
Labor's GAIC was not supported by a single council, community group or industry group, and Labor refused to negotiate with the Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition over the GAIC despite numerous offers over the last fifteen months.
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