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Startup Daily article saying Labor was weighing startup-specific CGT calculation changes

This article card is about a reported rethink rather than settled enacted policy. The visible text supports that the government was considering startup-specific calculation changes, but not that any final carve-out had been agreed.

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Labor appears to be weighing up whether adjustments to the way CGT is calculated for startups could soften some of the impact without introducing a full exemption.

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The government was considering startup-specific changes to how the new CGT rules would calculate gains.

“Labor now appears to be further weighing up whether adjustments to the way CGT is calculated for startups could soften some of the impact without introducing a full exemption.”

The article presents this as an active policy consideration and quotes concern about low or zero cost bases, but it is still a report about ongoing consideration rather than a final rule.

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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 Labor appears to be weighing adjustments to startup CGT calculations and quotes Daniel Mulino on low or zero cost bases.