Urban Taskforce Australia CEO, Tom Forrest, today welcomed the Coalition’s announcement to fund $5 Billion in housing related infrastructure.
Funding infrastructure unlocks private sector investment, so the Commonwealth gets a multiplier effect on its investment. Commonwealth spending boosts private investment resulting in many more homes.
This is smart policy which is directly in line with Urban Taskforce calls to the Commonwealth in our submission to the Treasury pre-budget.
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