$50,000 whack on home buyers if GST rises: Peter Icklow
The property developer, Peter Icklow, chief executive of Monarch Investments, said real estate would be adversely affected by any GST hike.
"It's going to whack another $50,000 on every new home," he told The Australian Financial Review.
It follows debate over lifting the GST to 15%.
NSW Premier Mike Baird says he was willing to talk about the issue.
Under the current rules, new homes are subject to the GST, which adds roughly 10% to the price, but buyers of established homes pay nothing.
The Urban Development Institute of Australia says at the current GST rate of 10%, a new home sold at Australia's median dwelling price of $571,500 included a GST component of $51,955.
A white paper on tax reform will be released by the end of the year.