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State Budget is a missed opportunity to stimulate housing
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The Treasurer has handed down the 2025/26 Tasmanian Budget. The Budget focuses on alleviating cost of living pressures, health, education and infrastructure, while mapping out a path to a fiscal balance surplus in 2032/2033.
Thursday, 29th May 2025
HIA Tasmania Executive Director, Stuart Collins, said “The budget is understandably conservative but is clearly underwhelming from a housing perspective.
“HIA in the lead up to the announcement of the budget, advocated for further spending on measures that will help deliver increased housing supply– a clear priority for the Tasmanian government as housing is a driver of the economy and a fundamental right.
“There is $1 billion dollars in the budget for Homes Tasmania to deliver more social and affordable housing towards the government’s target of 10,000 homes in ten years, allocation for the continuation of the MyHome Share Equity and funding for various agencies as part of their planning and regulatory functions to support home ownership.
“However, with Tasmania now rock bottom on HIA’s Housing Scorecard which benchmarks activity in each state and territory against long term averages in home building and renovations activity, lending data and population flows, budgetary funding for housing does not go far enough.
“Increasing incentives for first home buyers, extending the stamp duty concessions to new homes and removing taxes and regulatory costs that contribute almost 40 per cent to the cost of a house and land package would have helped kick-start housing activity leading to creation of jobs, a boost in commencements and improved economic activity.
“On a brighter note, funding for red tape reduction is welcomed. While investment in workforce development through HIA’s acclaimed youthBuild ‘work ready’ program and the delivery of foundation skills and apprenticeships
“HIA in the lead up to the announcement of the budget, advocated for further spending on measures that will help deliver increased housing supply– a clear priority for the Tasmanian government as housing is a driver of the economy and a fundamental right.
“There is $1 billion dollars in the budget for Homes Tasmania to deliver more social and affordable housing towards the government’s target of 10,000 homes in ten years, allocation for the continuation of the MyHome Share Equity and funding for various agencies as part of their planning and regulatory functions to support home ownership.
“However, with Tasmania now rock bottom on HIA’s Housing Scorecard which benchmarks activity in each state and territory against long term averages in home building and renovations activity, lending data and population flows, budgetary funding for housing does not go far enough.
“Increasing incentives for first home buyers, extending the stamp duty concessions to new homes and removing taxes and regulatory costs that contribute almost 40 per cent to the cost of a house and land package would have helped kick-start housing activity leading to creation of jobs, a boost in commencements and improved economic activity.
“On a brighter note, funding for red tape reduction is welcomed. While investment in workforce development through HIA’s acclaimed youthBuild ‘work ready’ program and the delivery of foundation skills and apprenticeships
For more information please contact:
Stuart Collins
Senior Executive Director Compliance and Workplace Relations
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