Vic: Land tax bills soaring, Doyle says

AAP General News (Australia)
02-14-2006
Vic: Land tax bills soaring, Doyle says

The Victorian opposition says land tax bills for small businesses are soaring .. despite
promises by the government.

Opposition Leader ROBERT DOYLE says property owners will be faced with an average increase
of 20 per cent when they receive their assessments.

Mr DOYLE has told reporters at a dry cleaners in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell
.. the owner is being forced to sell .. because his land tax has risen from 813 dollars
in 1999 to 19 thousand this year.





Premier STEVE BRACKS says the government has already provided significant land tax
relief and any rises are due to a rise in property values.

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KEYWORD: LAND TAX (MELBOURNE)

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