DavidDoesLemmy

u/DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone
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This is very misleading. The CGT discount is there to account for inflation. If I buy shares today and sell them in a year for 6% more (a normal yearly gain) I have not actually gained 6% in buying power. There might have been 3% inflation in that time, so I've really made 3% profit (in terms of increased buying power)

The CGT discount is not some gift to rich people, it's an attempt to make the system fair when we have inflation every year.