Stamp Duty Relief for New South Wales First Home Buyers

Stamp Duty Relief for New South Wales First Home Buyers
A welder works on the roof of a new house construction at Karratha in the North-West of Western Australia on June 17, 2008. Greg Wood/AFP via Getty Images
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First home buyers in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) will soon be able to save thousands of dollars in stamp duty taxes on residential properties costing less than $800,000.

On July 27, the NSW state government announced a one-year exemption on stamp duty in a targeted effort to inject confidence into the construction industry and property market as the state scrambles to recover from the economic downturn triggered by the CCP virus pandemic.