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“For example, the Victorian Government has just introduced legislation that will:
“This Victorian legislation will strangle the businesses of home builders and force many to exit the industry, reducing competition and adding further to the costs to construction.
“The additional requirements in Victoria will go a long way to offsetting the reduction in lenders mortgage insurance requirements proposed by the Prime Minister a week ago.
“This is in addition to a range of new taxes added to the cost of new home building in Victoria which includes:
“The ideal solution to increasing housing supply is to first stop governments increasing the cost of home building, such as in Victoria. Then to remove taxes, red tape and delays and reduce infrastructure costs. This will take decades to flow through to households as lower new home building costs.
“In the short term however, the only way in which the Australian government can lower the cost of home building is through policies similar to those both parties announced last week that provide financial support to first home buyers to build new homes.
“To achieve this outcome, substantial taxation reform is likely required to remove state government dependence on housing taxation. This should include removing the GST from new homes, as it is imposed on new homes but not on established homes, until such time as Australia builds 1.2 million homes within five years.
“Housing is taxed less like a necessity and more like a vice, like alcohol or tobacco,” concluded Ms Martin.
HIA is calling on the Federal Government to act urgently to support Australia’s building product manufacturers and suppliers, an industry worth more than $130 billion and critical to the delivery of new housing across the country,” HIA Managing Director, Jocelyn Martin said today.
With the delay to decisions on the content of NCC 2025, the ABCB has published a further amendment to the current NCC 2022 which applies from 29 July 2025. The purpose of this minor amendment is to align the NCC with recent changes to the Premises Standards which apply to Class 3 to 9 public buildings, common areas of Class 2 apartment buildings and short-term accommodation
“HIA alongside a group of construction leaders and Standards Australia came together today at Parliament House, to present a united front in getting easier access to Australian Standards in the hands of those who need them most,” said HIA Managing Director, Jocelyn Martin.
HIA has made a comprehensive suite of submissions to the Productivity Commission ahead of the upcoming Treasurer’s Economic Reform Roundtable on 19-21 August.