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The issue of First Home Saver Accounts is a matter of vital importance to my electorate of Mitchell. It is a fact that one of the main contributors to unaffordable housing in Australia is state and local government taxes and charges. Also, as new-found conservatives on the benches opposite will note—understanding conservative economics as they do, with all their new-found interest in such topics—you cannot escape supply and demand inequities in the market. One of the biggest shortfalls of the legislation before the House today is that it does nothing to address supply problems.
The issue of First Home Saver Accounts is a matter of vital importance to my electorate of Mitchell. It is a fact that one of the main contributors to unaffordable housing in Australia is state and local government taxes and charges. Also, as new-found conservatives on the benches opposite will note—understanding conservative economics as they do, with all their new-found interest in such topics—you cannot escape supply and demand inequities in the market. One of the biggest shortfalls of the legislation before the House today is that it does nothing to address supply problems.
)—Last week I had the opportunity to participate in Pollies for Small Business, a great initiative. I worked teaching at
)—Last week I had the opportunity to participate in Pollies for Small Business, a great initiative. I worked teaching at
June 04 2008 - House of Representatives Speech
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