I had a quick look on the ATO website and according to the rental property section, a landlord is NOT liable to pay any GST on his rental income. This being the case, and assuming that a long tern caravan site is a rental, I cannot see how any government can introduce GST on a caravan park site. Having said that, let me say this; (I think someone slightly less famous than I pinched my quote), under the Victorian Tenants and Boarding House Act, a boarder receives a room or rooms and some services (such as meals, or perhaps utilities). The government could perhaps argue that a service is being provided by a caravan park (e.g. utilities). However, I would argue that this is a State Law and therefore not subject of or precedent for a Federal Act and therefore GST would not be applicable. After all my waffle (I should have been a politician; "trust me - I'm a politician" LOL) my humble opinion is that such a bill, if introduced, must fail. At least I hope so.
Yes there won't be any rise in the GST but the back door approach is to apply the GST to more items fresh food could be next. As they say in the classics "always beware of Greeks bearing gifts" who every trust a pollie anyway
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