B Budget 2026 Claims Monitor Budget 2026 tax claim analysis

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The Conversation roundup describing the budget as combining CGT and negative gearing reform with a delayed start

This visible article card restates the headline architecture of the package. The page text clearly describes both the CGT redesign and the negative-gearing limit as delayed reforms beginning on 1 July 2027.

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The government will abolish the capital gains tax discount, replace it with an inflation adjustment and a 30% minimum tax, and limit negative gearing for residential property to new builds from July 1 2027.

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The article says the budget replaces the CGT discount and limits residential negative gearing to new builds from 1 July 2027.

“The discount will be abolished, replaced by an inflation adjustment ... The government will also limit negative gearing for residential property to new builds.”

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  • The source documents this as one visible part of the wider Budget 2026 reaction and explanation cycle.

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Visible albos.tax linked article Article excerpt · p.1 The article says the discount will be abolished and negative gearing for residential property will be limited to new builds from July 1 2027.