Big business calls for $10bn housing reform fund to reward Australian states that streamline supply

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Business Council of Australia also recommends phasing out stamp duty and fast-tracking migrant workers for building industry

The nation’s peak business body has called for a $10bn housing reform fund that will pay out to states that fix the regulation and planning bottlenecks contributing to the supply crisis.Council of Australia is also pushing for the nation-wide removal of stamp duty on homes, warning that it disincentivises people from moving to smaller dwellings and freeing up larger homes.

The report offers 29 recommendations but its most critical is a national reform fund, similar to a pro-competition model introduced in the 90s.About $5bn in funds were given to state and territory governments for successfully rolling out economic reforms. The Business Council estimated at least $10bn would have to be committed in today’s money to drive urgent reform, including the phasing out of stamp duty and a transition to land taxes.

The council has recommended that the Albanese government deliver more investment into boosting apprenticeship numbers, fast-tracking permanent residency for relevant skilled workers and encouraging states to adopt the same trade licensing rules for better workforce mobility.announced on Saturday that $5bn in funding, in the form of grants and concessional loans, would go to industry, local councils and state utilities to build infrastructure including water, power and sewerage.

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