New vacant property tax potentially hits farmers 

UNOCCUPIED farmhouses will potentially be targeted by an expansion of the vacancy property tax announced this week by state treasurer, Tim Pallas. The tax introduced in 2018 originally only covered Melbourne properties. Photo: SUPPLIED.

THE residential vacancy tax previously limited to Melbourne only has been extended to regional areas, immediately provoking strong reactions from the State Opposition, the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) and other housing industry stakeholders.

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