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Eucalyptus founder Tim Doyle criticizes startup peers over capital gains tax lobbying

Paul Smith

1d ago· 1 min readenNews

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Tim Doyle, founder of healthcare tech startup Eucalyptus (sold for $1.6B), criticizes fellow startup founders lobbying against capital gains tax changes. He argues the government's amendments are sufficient and necessary for sector growth, calling his peers' complaints self-interested and performative.

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Tim Doyle has blasted what he describes as the self-interest and martyrdom of his industry peers who have been lobbying the government for changes to capital gains tax rules

He accused founders of...

The amendments announced last week would enable the sector to keep growing

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Eucalyptus founder Tim Doyle, one of the biggest names in local start-ups, has hit out at peers complaining about CGT carve-outs, saying the sector got what it needs.

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