The Balancing Act: An Inoffensive Budget?
May 2017 | Federal Budget
There's a famous quote from John Lydgate that goes something like this: "You can please some of the people
In his 2017-18 Federal Budget, Treasurer Scott Morrison has outlined what he's called a practical budget and it seems designed to please as many people as possible while – on the surface at least. Budget Night unveiled a series of measures that tackle the areas in focus for many Australians, such as:
- Gaps in health care
- First home ownership
- Foreign workers and foreign property ownership,
- Investment
- Bank Accountability.
There's also a well-placed $75 billion sugar hit in the form of funding for infrastructure projects. Whilst some are saying it is a budget without the ideology of previous Coalition budgets, there are still some
So how will the budget impact you?
- Extension of the $20,000 immediate deduction until 30 June 2018
- Contractors in the courier and cleaning industries face greater compliance
- Access to small business CGT concessions tightened
- Banks slugged with 'major bank levy'
Superannuation
- Super concessions for over 65s to downsize – up to $300,000 per member
- The ability for would-be first home owners to salary sacrifice into super to save a deposit
- An array of housing affordability measures
including: a CGT discount increase to 60% for investments in affordable housing, and Managed Investment Trust investment opportunities in affordable housing - Deductibility of investment property travel costs to end and restrictions on depreciation deductions
- A series of restrictions on foreign property investments
- Medicare levy increase to 2.5% from 1 July 2019
- Help with energy bills for some social security recipients
- Demerit system for
jobseekers - Budget repair levy ends June 30, 2017
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