Australia Gone Mad

[AmericanHistoryX]

This is the new thing. Its called a VIEW Tax

High-rise apartment owners are being hit with huge rate hikes with those above the 40th floor facing an up to 50 per cent increase in one city — and there are fears it could be taken up by others.

The move for apartment owners on the Gold Coast to increase rates depending on what floor a unit is on has been slammed by critics and dubbed a “view tax”.

The council believes the change “ensures unit owners are charged fairly” as floor level can affect a property’s value.

https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/brisbane-qld/fears-over-spread-of-new-view-tax-for-units-as-council-brings-in-new-rates-calculation/news-story/8641ebbf82f84d1609ca6a6108bc871c

 

[tiger05premier]

This is the new thing. Its called a VIEW Tax

High-rise apartment owners are being hit with huge rate hikes with those above the 40th floor facing an up to 50 per cent increase in one city — and there are fears it could be taken up by others.

The move for apartment owners on the Gold Coast to increase rates depending on what floor a unit is on has been slammed by critics and dubbed a “view tax”.

The council believes the change “ensures unit owners are charged fairly” as floor level can affect a property’s value.

https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/brisbane-qld/fears-over-spread-of-new-view-tax-for-units-as-council-brings-in-new-rates-calculation/news-story/8641ebbf82f84d1609ca6a6108bc871c

Disgusting

Absolutely revenue raising at its best

The ppl involved in ideas like this should be shot

And no it's not self interest

I don't own a high rise

This is just garbage to randomly hit individuals with random taxes

Sick of the system we live in where grubs on high paying jobs can randomly screw whoever they want

We need to learn to protest like the rest of the world

And no I'm not a greenie

 

[Sco77y]

Always looking to take away the average punter’s edge, no matter how small. Ridiculous..

 

[Buttface]

This is the new thing. Its called a VIEW Tax

High-rise apartment owners are being hit with huge rate hikes with those above the 40th floor facing an up to 50 per cent increase in one city — and there are fears it could be taken up by others.

The move for apartment owners on the Gold Coast to increase rates depending on what floor a unit is on has been slammed by critics and dubbed a “view tax”.

The council believes the change “ensures unit owners are charged fairly” as floor level can affect a property’s value.

https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/brisbane-qld/fears-over-spread-of-new-view-tax-for-units-as-council-brings-in-new-rates-calculation/news-story/8641ebbf82f84d1609ca6a6108bc871c

Window Tax making a come back?
Politicians with no ideas of their own having to revert back to the 1800’s.

 

[weststigers]

While everyone was enjoying their COVID handouts, the government was thinking of ways to claw the huge debt back out of your pockets.

 

[twentyforty]

Robin Hood started it.