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NSW budget faces massive stamp duty hit

According to EY’s annual State Budget Monitor, the eastern state governments are especially reliant on stamp duty receipts, which comprise 17% of revenue in Victoria, 16% in NSW, 15% in Queensland, and 15% in Tasmania: The sharp downturn in the property market, therefore, threatens to hammer state budgets at a time when they are drowning The post NSW budget faces massive stamp duty hit appeared…

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