New Property Council head wants more transparency in setting of rates

New Property Council head wants more transparency in setting of rates

Village Building Group chief executive Travis Doherty is the new president of the lobby group.

  • byDan Jervis-Bardy

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'A common misperception':CBR better than QBN for business,Barr says

'A common misperception':CBR better than QBN for business,Barr says

The Chief Minister says tax reform is helping,not hindering,Canberra businesses.

  • byDan Jervis-Bardy
This Canberra pub's rates bill went up $60,000 in five years

This Canberra pub's rates bill went up $60,000 in five years

Its part-owner says the increased charges are a threat to the future of the business.

  • byKatie Burgess
Barr says rates'bill shock'is an'issue of regret'

Barr says rates'bill shock'is an'issue of regret'

Chief Minister Andrew Barr has admitted charging landowners up to five years'worth of rates in one hit and giving them 28 days to pay was an"issue of regret".

  • byKatie Burgess
'Crippling'rates hikes could drive us out,Canberra businesses say

'Crippling'rates hikes could drive us out,Canberra businesses say

The ACT government says most Canberra small businesses actually pay less tax than their interstate counterparts.

  • byDan Jervis-Bardy
ACT introduces land tax exemption for people entering nursing homes

ACT introduces land tax exemption for people entering nursing homes

A loophole that could have seen elderly Canberrans charged thousands of dollars in land tax when they moved into a nursing home has been closed.

  • byKatie Burgess
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ACT government debt jumps $115 million in six months

ACT government debt jumps $115 million in six months

The ACT government is drawing on borrowings to fund some $86 million in new spending pledges over the next four years.

  • byDaniel Burdon
Call for independent body to set rates in the ACT

Call for independent body to set rates in the ACT

The ACT needs an independent body to set rates rises in Canberra,in line with the system in New South Wales,to prevent the territory government raising rates to'exorbitant'levels.

  • byDaniel Burdon
Elderly man backbilled $11,000 in land tax despite advice he was exempt

Elderly man backbilled $11,000 in land tax despite advice he was exempt

Lino Rovere was forced to backpay 15 years'worth of land tax to the ACT government,despite advice from the ACT Revenue Office in 2000 that he was not liable.

  • byKatie Burgess
Canberra Now:Soldiers in limbo;and rates reform'ignored'

Canberra Now:Soldiers in limbo;and rates reform'ignored'

Plus,Canberra women march for women's rights and against the continued scourge of violence.

  • byDaniel Burdon
ACT government'ignores'call to ease rates pressure on unit owners

ACT government'ignores'call to ease rates pressure on unit owners

It shows the government has no plans to immediately overhaul the territory's rates and land tax system.

  • byDaniel Burdon