Kyle and Jackie O star Lachlan Mansell revealed on Tuesday he is “excited” about the 2024 land tax increase introduced by the Victorian Labor government.
The Beauty and the Geek star, 35, who currently works alongside radio hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, took to Instagram to express her rage.
He shared a bill with his followers, which revealed that the real estate investor had been charged $1,956 in land taxes, and said he was “really pissed off” about it.
‘I’ve just received my land tax bill for my two investment properties here in Victoria. Almost $2,000 and about $1,300 more than last year,” she ranted.
“I don’t normally go on my social media channels and talk about politics, but I’m really pissed off about this.”
Kyle and Jackie O star Lachlan Mansell, 35, revealed on Tuesday he is “excited” about the 2024 land tax increase introduced by the Victorian Labor government.
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He continued: “The reason it has increased so much is because the Victorian Government has decided that it is us, the property investors, who have to pay the COVID tax.”
Lachy added: “What frustrates me most about this is that the government has assumed that all property investors must be rich.”
The former reality star confessed she bought her first investment property 10 years ago in Ballarat when she was on “a salary of $50,000” a year.
Posting his fiery rant online, the radio producer wrote in his caption that the Land Tax will also “hurt tenants” because real estate investors will raise rent.
The Beauty and the Geek star, who is currently working alongside radio jocks Kyle Sandilands, 53 (left) and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, 49 (right), took to Instagram to express her anger.
“I don’t normally post political content on my social media, but as someone who is both a tenant and a landlord, Victoria’s COVID land tax has TURNED ME ON.” he said.
The post divided followers as they flocked to the comments, with some criticizing Lachy for his “out of touch” views while others backed him.
“Won’t anyone think about the poor landlords?” one person wrote, while another said: “‘One or two properties’ said hilariously nonchalant LOL.”
Lachy shared a bill with his followers, which revealed that the real estate investor had been charged $1,956 in land taxes, and said he was “really pissed off” about it.
A third added: ‘Won’t they get it back with all their tax breaks? Consider yourself lucky and move on.’
Other users agreed with Lachy: ‘Everyone assumes the owners are rich. When we’re just trying to prepare for the future and not need the pension.’
‘What can I say Lachy? It’s a world upside down. Glad you’re speaking out against this, well done,” someone else wrote.
The post divided followers as they flocked to the comments, with some criticizing Lachy for his “out of touch” views while others backed him.
“This will only exacerbate rental problems as landlords will be forced to raise their rents or sell them,” another agreed.
Victoria’s new land tax increases came into effect on January 1 and the highest land tax rate, for land valued at more than $3 million, increased from 2.55% to 2.65%.
In an effort to pay off the Labor government’s COVID debt, the tax rise will last for the next 10 years.
The average investment property, with a land valuation of $650,000, will cost an additional $1,300 in land tax, with owner-occupants exempt from the temporary tax.