Negative gearing not the only answer: RBA

The RBA governor has urged lawmakers that negative gearing is not the only answer to reining in housing investors' large share of the market.

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens

The RBA boss says cutting back on negative gearing tax breaks isn't the only answer. (AAP)

The Reserve Bank boss believes cutting back on negative gearing tax breaks is not the only answer to reining in investors' large share of the housing market.

RBA governor Glenn Stevens told a parliamentary committee on Friday that one tax should never be looked at in isolation.

"There are other aspects of the tax system too that also matter, capital gains tax, depreciation etc, all these things interact," Mr Stevens said.

"I can't help feeling it would be a mistake to just say we should or should not tweak negative gearing per se without thinking about the interaction of the various other bits."


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