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Article: Caravan parks can opt to cut land value, tax.
- Article from:
- Australasian Business Intelligence
- Article date:
- February 19, 2006
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Byline: Tiffany Laurie
Feb 19, 2006 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Operators of caravan parks in WesternAustralia (WA) have been given a lifeline
through a change in taxation. WA Planning & Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernanargues the 30% reduction in land tax, via arezoning from "tourism" to "special" use, is
designed to stem a trend of parks beingforced to close and sell to developers afterhaving to pass on high land taxes to
visitors. Clive Johnson, owner of theMandalay Holiday Resort & Tourist Park in ...