'Taxing paper profits? – David Murray warns against move to tax unrealised capital gains

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‘Taxing paper profits? – David Murray warns against move to tax unrealised capital gains

23/05/2025

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Former Commonwealth Bank CEO and ex-Future Fund chair David Murray has strongly pushed back on proposals to tax unrealised capital gains, calling it dangerous and economically unsound.

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