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UPDATED | The Marshall Government’s contentious land tax changes could yet become law, with crossbencher John Darley confirming a deal with Rob Lucas to secure his crucial vote – but the fresh changes are set to cost the Treasurer crucial support from previous backers of the Bill.
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Treasurer Rob Lucas is considering further significant reductions in land tax rates in a bid to appease interest groups and key independent John Darley, according to a letter sent by the state’s Property Council urging the intransigent crossbencher to back the Bill.
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The state’s peak business lobby group has called on the Marshall Government to “sort land tax out”, declaring months of uncertainty over the budget measure have helped sink SA’s business confidence to its lowest level on record.
Treasurer Rob Lucas has offered to make further changes to his contentious land tax reforms in a last-ditch bid to get them through parliament, InDaily can reveal.
Treasurer Rob Lucas faced a land tax backlash in a party-room meeting last night, with up to four MPs voting against his plan to hit thousands of property investors with new aggregation measures, InDaily has been told.
The formation of a potential voting bloc that could wield the balance of power in the state’s new-look Upper House looks a lost cause, with former Nick Xenophon sidekick John Darley today trading insults with SA Best, labelling it full of “dickheads” and declaring the party should split.
