Asked about the possibility of tax reform to address the housing affordability issue, Mark Butler said:

We don’t have a plan to make any changes to tax systems in relation to housing. We have got very significant supply programs in place. We are in the process of rolling out that 5% deposit scheme for young Australians also which means more of them are able to get into the housing market more quickly instead of having to wait 10 or 11 years to save a deposit to break into a housing market.