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Land taxes mean better services
The ACT election of a fifth-term government shows that voters don't mind paying higher taxes for the public services they want
Dr Richard Denniss is chief economist at The Australia Institute, a Canberra think tank, www.tai.org.au
The ACT election of a fifth-term government shows that voters don't mind paying higher taxes for the public services they want
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