Massive Levies of $83,109 per lot should cause a rethink of Infrastructure Funding
31 March 2015
The recommendation by IPART that housing lots in Blacktown should fund a levy of $83,109 per lot should lead to a rethink of how infrastructure is funded, says the Urban Taskforce.
SIC Levy Discount Extension Supported
28 June 2012
The extension of the State Infrastructure Contribution deduction of 50%, from the proposed end date of June 30 2012, is welcomed by the Urban Taskforce.
COAG disappoints on planning reform and housing affordability
19 August 2011
The Urban Taskforce today said the Council of Australian Governments has failed to take any serious action in relation to the Productivity Commission report on Zoning and Development Assessments it commissioned in 2010, which was finalised in May this year.
Deferral of new home levy welcome, but a permanent solution is essential
23 June 2011
Todays decision by the new NSW government to defer a scheduled 50 per cent increase in development levies is welcome, but a permanent solution to the problem is essential, according to the Urban Taskforce.