Debate on Duties Amendment Bill 2025, focusing on stamp duty, housing affordability, and tax reform in Western Australia.

🟡 Medium · Bill Second Reading29 May 2025 · 7,619 words

Duties Amendment Bill 2025 debated; modest stamp duty relief offered, but housing affordability rema

Bill amends stamp duty for first home buyers, but impact on affordability is questioned.

“Stamp duty is a bad tax. It prevents people from moving around the housing market in the way that suits them best and it creates cost for everyone who is selling or buying a home.”

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Members who spoke

Sibma, TjornThomson, Neil

Topics

stamp dutyhousing affordabilitytax reform

Legislation Referenced

Acts

Duties Act 2008

Bills

Duties Amendment Bill 2025

· 29 May 2025

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