Wayne Swan to restrain to bank gouging

Story date: 2008-02-06 04:40:00
Added on: 2008-02-06 19:00:46

News.com.au - This means that the average Australian mortgage of around $300,000 would cost at least $3,000 to refinance because of stamp duty. So why would someone care about $250? Abolish stamp duty and the cost of refinancing would dramatically reduce and ...


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