澳大利亚工会要求财产税改革,以提高工作家庭对住房的可负担性。 Australian unions demand property tax reform to boost housing affordability for working families.

澳大利亚工会理事会(ACTU)呼吁改革财产减税措施,如负齿轮减税和资本收益减税,使澳大利亚劳动者更能负担得起住房。 The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is calling for reforms to property tax breaks, like negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts, to make housing more affordable for working Australians. ACTU秘书Sally McManus提议将这些税收优惠限于一项投资财产,并将现有财产保留5年。 ACTU secretary Sally McManus proposes limiting these tax benefits to one investment property and maintaining them for five years on existing properties. 此举的目的是防止工人,特别是年轻人,被锁在家庭所有者之外。 This move aims to prevent working people, especially the young, from being locked out of home ownership. 工会还建议,对于收入超过100万美元的人和家庭信托,最低税率为25%。 The union also suggests a minimum 25% tax rate for those earning over $1 million and for family trusts. 政府准备在8月主办一次经济圆桌会议,讨论这些问题。 The government is set to host an economic roundtable in August to discuss these issues.