在今天公布的澳洲联邦政府报告Federal Budget 2014决定取消首次购房优惠。

由于Tony Abbot政府认为首次购房优惠对澳洲房市的刺激没有达到预期的效果，所以将停止这项从2008年陆克文政府开始执行的首次购房优惠政策。

Australians saving for their first home will no longer receive government contributions and tax breaks.

The first home saver accounts scheme established by the Rudd government in 2008 has been scrapped as it has done little to improve housing affordability, Treasurer Joe Hockey said.

There were 46,000 accounts at the end of December, containing $521 million.

Government co-contributions to the accounts will end on July 1 and their associated tax and social security concessions will be withdrawn from July 2015.

Any new accounts opened after Tuesday's budget announcement will not attract any government co-contributions or tax breaks.