Victorian taxpayers have clawed back tens of millions of dollars in bungled land tax bills after a surge in objections followed the state government’s controversial expansion of the levy.

Treasurer Jaclyn Symes says she expects the number of objections to stabilise as the State Revenue Office (SRO) and taxpayers adjust to the new settings, but property industry leaders maintain that errors in calculations remain widespread.

New data reveals that more than $82 million in land tax bills was incorrectly charged by the government last financial year.

The bungled bills were issued to about 1500 taxpayers whose objections were upheld at least in part following the significant expansion of land tax thresholds at the start of 2024.

As part of a COVID debt repayment plan announced in the May 20

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