Former Treasurer Peter Costello hit back at calls to curb property tax concessions, namely negative gearing and the capita gains tax discount (CGT). Costello introduced the 50% CGT discount in 1999 and defended the current tax settings in a speech last week to the Property Council of Australia’s annual congress in Townsville. “Interest on borrowings
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