Agriculture
24 October, 2023
Farmhouse exempt from new property tax
A NEW State Government residential tax will not be applied to farmhouses. Victorian Farmers’ Federation pushed for clarification of the announcement by Treasurer Tim Pallas of a tax on vacant houses. “The application of this tax to vacant...
A NEW State Government residential tax will not be applied to farmhouses.
Victorian Farmers’ Federation pushed for clarification of the announcement by Treasurer Tim Pallas of a tax on vacant houses.
“The application of this tax to vacant farmhouses would be completely unfair, given these houses are used for seasonal workers, or where a vacancy has been forced due to workforce shortages,” said president Emma Germano.
Ms Germano said that while the tax would not be applied to houses on primary production land, it could still apply to other properties used by farm businesses for worker accommodation.
“Whilst we appreciate the clarification, the VFF remains sceptical about the potential impact and execution of this policy,” she said.
“We remain concerned that there may be circumstances where houses used for farm workers are not located on farmland, and therefore may be subject to this new tax.”