If lifting stamp duty brackets can be accompanied by government stimulation for increased supply of new housing, the result can be a win-win for revenue and taxpayers alike. Joanne Seve, Avalon, NSW Not what we were promised I clearly remember one of the promises when the GST was introduced was that state government stamp duty would be phased out because GST would replace it. The phase-out was to allow the changeover of cashflow to occur without putting undue pressure on each state government. Instead, it has been largely forgotten and now governments are addicted to being fed from both sources....