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Land is included as an asset – any land owner would have to ensure their land generates a minimum taxable return. This change would remove the incentive for “land banking” – sitting on unproductive land waiting for capital gain. That in turn would incentivise more houses to be built in areas where demand is high.
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The main reasoning I see behind this is that rental income is taxed while self-rent is not – why don’t we help subsidise everyone equally by scrapping rental tax altogether?