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R&D tax incentive cuts: Gilmour Space, Myriota push for deep tech carve-out
Gilmour Space, Myriota and Quantum Brilliance are among the Australian deep tech companies calling on the federal government to carve out priority industries from a proposed 10-year age limit on the refundable R&D Tax Incentive, warning the budget measure could stall the country's most capital-intensive startup pipeline.
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.
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.
