About this Submission

The NSW Business Chamber (NSWBC) welcomes the opportunity to make a supplementary submission to the Legislative Assembly’s Committee on Investment, Industry and Regional Development (the Committee) Inquiry into Zonal Taxation.

Our first submission noted some of the complexities of zonal taxation arrangements providing preferential treatment to one region over another, notwithstanding the pragmatic case for variances in policy to cater to specific regional issues. The submission argued the economic and social needs of NSW’s urban and regional communities are different and it is appropriate for governments to employ targeted measures and investment (beyond tax policy) to support the needs of regional NSW.