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Chalmers makes $20,000 asset write-off permanent, lifts VCLP cap to $480m
Treasurer Jim Chalmers' 2026–27 federal budget delivers a permanent instant asset write-off and expanded venture capital incentives for Australian technology startups, but capital gains tax reforms that raise the effective rate on long-held equity have drawn sharp criticism from founders and investors.
Budget Backs Deep Tech as CGT Changes Alarm Startup Investors
The federal budget has handed Australia's deep tech sector a significant package of R&D incentives while simultaneously alarming startup investors with a fundamental overhaul of how capital gains are taxed from mid-2027.
Budget boosts AI, but cyber gaps remain, industry warns
The 2026-27 federal budget commits billions to AI and digital infrastructure, but cybersecurity spending tilts toward large institutions while SMEs remain exposed.
Chalmers lifts R&D cap to $300m but startups face 47pc CGT rate
The 2026 federal budget raises the R&D tax incentive ceiling but proposed capital gains tax changes could more than double the effective rate on startup share sales, threatening the equity-as-incentive model that underpins the Australian tech ecosystem.
Australian startups warn CGT overhaul could blunt R&D tax incentive boost
Australian startup founders and tax advisers say proposed cuts to the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount risk undercutting an expected lift to the R&D Tax Incentive cap, days before Treasurer Jim Chalmers hands down the 12 May 2026 federal budget.
