Victoria's sheep sale tax triples in three years

Annabelle Cleeland
Updated January 5 2022 - 10:09am, first published January 4 2022 - 12:00pm
Victoria's Sheep & Goat Compensation Fund chair Michael Craig said the process of increasing the duty went through a six month public consultation period in 2019.
Victoria's Sheep & Goat Compensation Fund chair Michael Craig said the process of increasing the duty went through a six month public consultation period in 2019.

The tax paid by Victorian farmers on the sale of sheep and goats is set to triple within three years, exceeding the tax paid on the sale of calves.

Annabelle Cleeland

Annabelle Cleeland is a Stock & Land journalist. She has worked at Australian Community Media for more than a decade serving in a number of roles including editor, senior journalist and national sheep & wool writer. She runs a fine Merino wool property with her young family in North-East Victoria.

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