McKell: Negative gearing critics “either misguided or cynical”

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By Leith van Onselen

Labor-aligned think tank, the McKell Institute, has vigorously defended Labor’s negative gearing and capital gains tax (CGT) policies, claiming reform is required now more than ever and labelling critics as “either misguided or cynical”. From The Guardian:

…an updated report from the McKell Institute has argued that negative gearing reform is more important now than it was when the policy was first adopted…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.