Past sellers would have paid less tax under Labor's indexation plan

e61 Institute modelling of nearly 921,000 Australian homes bought and sold from 2008 to 2025 found most sellers would have paid less capital gains tax — the tax on sale profit — under Labor's indexation plan, which adjusts purchase price for inflation, than under the 50% discount. Median annual gain was 3.3% after costs; inflation averaged about 3%.