Stamp duty axed as budget tackles housing crisis

Budget gives first home buyers a boost, but investors feel the pain

First home buyers in ACT are now exempt from stamp duty, an Australian first saving over $30,000 on an average home. This is how this budget change impacts the market.

ACT abolishes stamp duty for first home buyers

It’s the latest move by the territory government in its 20-year tax reform transition program to phase out stamp duty in favour of higher rates and land taxes.

First home buyers will no longer have to pay stamp duty in Canberra

First home buyers will no longer pay stamp duty in the nation’s capital, regardless of the value of their home.

Australia's first full stamp duty exemption for some home buyers is coming

Stamp duty is being scrapped for some ACT buyers. Here's how the rest of Australia stacks up.

'It's gone': ACT government says it will abolish stamp duty for first home buyers

Today's ACT budget will deliver measures to make the territory the first Australian jurisdiction to remove stamp duty for all first home buyers, the government says.

Stamp duty axed as budget tackles housing crisis

Stamp duty for first home buyers will be abolished in an Australian first as part of a territory budget devoted to improving housing affordability.