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(2) General rates revenue is set in aggregate taking into account the expected growth in the overall number of dwellings. The actual release dates for each type of dwelling are difficult to predict with any certainty and hence Treasury does not specifically forecast the growth in rateable dwellings throughout the year.
Table 1: Number of houses and units from 2007 to 2017, around March each year
|
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 | |
|
Houses |
98,814 |
99,373 |
99,578 |
102,648 |
104,383 |
106,574 |
108,356 |
109,679 |
110,499 |
110,417 |
111,452 |
|
Units |
28,004 |
29,285 |
29,708 |
30,722 |
32,430 |
34,083 |
36,329 |
38,906 |
41,164 |
44,035 |
45,796 |
Taxation—land tax
(Question No 645)
Mr Coe asked the Treasurer, upon notice, on 15 September 2017:
(1) What is the average land tax increase in dollar figures for (a) single dwellings and (b) residential units, for each suburb in the Australian Capital Territory in 2017-18 from 2016-17.
(2) What is the average land tax increase in the form of a percentage for (a) single dwellings and (b) residential units, for each suburb in the Australian Capital Territory in 2017-18 from 2016-17.
Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is provided under Table 1: Estimated average increase from 2016-17 to 2017-18 in land taxes by suburb and dwelling type (Attachment A).
Note: Suburbs with a low number of land tax payers have been excluded to retain privacy of tax payer information.
(A copy of the attachment is available at the Chamber Support Office).
Housing—rates
(Question No 646)
Mr Coe asked the Treasurer, upon notice, on 15 September 2017:
Does the information on average rates in 2017-18 in the answer to Question on Notice 318 include the Safer Families Levy and the Emergency Services Levy; if so, what is the average rates for 2017-18 for (a) single dwellings and (b) units for each suburb in the Australian Capital Territory without the levies; if not, what is the average rates for 2017-18 for (a) single dwellings and (b) units for each suburb in the Australian Capital Territory including the levies.
Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
The information provided in response to Question on Notice 318 included the average 2017 18 general rates only, for single dwellings and units. It did not include the Safer
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