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(3) If so, will additional land be required for the purpose of either expanding the existing cemetery or establishing a new cemetery at Gungahlin.
(4) Will the community be consulted on any proposals to either expand the existing cemetery or establish a new cemetery at Gungahlin; if so, what is the timing of that consultation process.
Ms Fitzharris: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) No.
(2) No.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) No plans currently exist for acquiring additional land in Gungahlin.
Taxation—reform
(Question No 494)
Mr Coe asked the Treasurer, upon notice, on 18 August 2017:
(1) When will the Government commission further research on the outcomes of the ACT Government’s tax reform transition from stamp duty to rates.
(2) What specific outcomes will be the subject of any further research.
(3) Will the impact of the tax reform transition on low income and fixed income households be examined.
(4) Will the research on the outcomes of the ACT Government’s tax reform transition from stamp duty to rates be conducted by an independent organisation; if so, how will that organisation be selected.
(5) What amount has been budgeted for the further research on the outcomes of the ACT Government’s tax reform transition from stamp duty to rates.
(6) Will members of the Canberra community be given the opportunity to contribute to the research on the outcomes of the ACT Government’s tax reform transition from stamp duty to rates.
Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Treasury undertook an analysis of the impact of the first five years of tax reform to inform the package of stage two reforms. This analysis showed that in the first five years of reform:
• inefficient taxes (conveyance and insurance duties) reduced from 24 per cent to 16 per cent of overall tax revenues.
• Conveyance duty amounts reduced by more than 30 per cent for three-quarters of residential properties and half of commercial property transactions.
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