Small landowners to avoid growth zone tax, The Age, 4th May 2010

SMALL landholders in Melbourne's growth zone will be exempted from the state government's planned infrastructure tax in a deal aimed at getting the controversial measure passed by Parliament.

The Age understands the government has negotiated a bipartisan resolution for undeveloped blocks of land less than five hectares to be exempt from the growth areas infrastructure contribution until they are subdivided or developed. Properties up to 10 hectares with existing dwellings on them will also avoid the tax.

See also: Cheap land to open up in Melbourne's north and west, Herald Sun, 4th May 2010

**The findings of the Disputes Resolution Committee are expected to be presented to Parliament today or tomorrow. Details will be posted as soon as they are available.**

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Lucia  - GAIC   |58.164.225.xxx |2010-05-03 20:30:19 I am getting more confused by the minute! If the tax is supposed to be on the developer why is the size of the block relevant ? Trying to make sense of these politicians is doing untold damage to my dwindling grey cells. Lucia Reply | Quote 5 0

Gerard  - GAIC - 'Spin Doctor Johns' not so clever CON...!!!   |124.182.27.xxx |2010-05-04 17:12:26 The ‘Disputes Resolution Committee’…? What a complete and total CON… from that no-good, half-pint; ‘Spin Doctor John’! Victoria – State of Discrimination! The Age doesn’t understand too much, or maybe they’re just looking at this GAIC fiasco with eyes wide shut? The boys and girls of Spring Street are pi**ing in our ears and telling us it’s raining, and have been from the very beginning. These rampant fools think us Melbourne folk will simply dissipate quietly and bow to their ‘importunate demands’? Its obvious Victoria’s politicians don’t have the competency, common sense or know how to balance anything fairly or equitably. It does appear they govern for Melbourne only, not Victoria, and as such, we get the ‘Sh*t end of the stick’! If they think… by exempting smaller landholders from the GAIC they’ll appease the majority so as to avoid the backlash and retribution in numbers, they are sadly mistaken. The GAIC remains THEFT by legislation and an act of discrimination in all its cash-grabbing, perplexed form. UNTIL the GAIC is applied across the entire board, i.e. EVERY INCH of Victoria, we the people (us Melbourne folk) will treat this legislation and all the politicians who pedal it, with the absolute CONTEMPT they so deserve. That said; If Premier Brumby’s property near Harcourt was forced to have this $95,000 per hectare cash-grabbing land tax applied to it, then and only then could we agree with ‘Spin Doctor Johns’ notion that a GAIC is ‘Good for Victoria’! Reply | Quote 3 0

Tony   |124.182.27.xxx |2010-05-04 17:13:27 This is done and dusted. It has passed the lower house as a whole majority. Reply | Quote 0 0

sue  - GAIC DEAL   |124.182.27.xxx |2010-05-04 17:14:03 Lucia this TAX is meant to confuse you. The Government is saying the Developer will pay the TAX assuming they will be the ones buying the land but they have not said that the payment will not be at the 1st point of sale and l'm pretty sure it will be. I rang the planning ministers department to clarify this because all the media l read says the developer will pay the TAX and when l asked the question, so if i sell to someone else other than a developer is the Tax to be paid and the answer was yes by any purchaser and on the 1st sale of the property. Reply | Quote 2 1

Yvoon  - Well said, Gerard   |124.182.3.xxx |2010-05-06 02:12:51 Gerard,well said. To the point and make sense.This Government sits on our heads, and tells us what they want to do with our properties because they got the right to do so. Where is our victorians right ? Reply | Quote 1 1

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