<description>&lt;p&gt;This week on The Fin podcast, economics correspondent Michael Read and political correspondent Tom McIlroy discuss whether winding-back the two big tax advantages to buying property – negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount – will help solve Australia’s housing crisis.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This podcast is sponsored by &lt;a href="http://ig.com/au" data-stringify-link="http://ig.com/au" data-sk="tooltip_parent"&gt;IG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Further reading:&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong data-stringify-type="bold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/these-australians-are-most-likely-to-negatively-gear-their-properties-20240926-p5kdnc" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/these-australians-are-most-likely-to-negatively-gear-their-properties-20240926-p5kdnc" data-sk="tooltip_parent"&gt;These Australians are most likely to negatively gear their properties&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong data-stringify-type="bold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/the-housing-policy-choices-facing-voters-20240930-p5kek2" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/the-housing-policy-choices-facing-voters-20240930-p5kek2" data-sk="tooltip_parent"&gt;The housing policy choices facing voters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong data-stringify-type="bold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/property/residential/we-re-more-nuanced-on-negative-gearing-than-five-years-ago-20241002-p5kf6t" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/property/residential/we-re-more-nuanced-on-negative-gearing-than-five-years-ago-20241002-p5kf6t" data-sk="tooltip_parent"&gt;We’re more nuanced on negative gearing than five years ago&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong data-stringify-type="bold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/a-quick-guide-to-the-politics-of-housing-tax-breaks-20240925-p5kdah" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/a-quick-guide-to-the-politics-of-housing-tax-breaks-20240925-p5kdah" data-sk="tooltip_parent"&gt;A quick guide to the politics of housing tax breaks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Fin

Australian Financial Review

Will cutting negative gearing fix the property crisis?

OCT 9, 202426 MIN
The Fin

Will cutting negative gearing fix the property crisis?

OCT 9, 202426 MIN

Description

This week on The Fin podcast, economics correspondent Michael Read and political correspondent Tom McIlroy discuss whether winding-back the two big tax advantages to buying property – negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount – will help solve Australia’s housing crisis.

This podcast is sponsored by IG

Further reading:
These Australians are most likely to negatively gear their properties
The housing policy choices facing voters
We’re more nuanced on negative gearing than five years ago
A quick guide to the politics of housing tax breaks

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.