Mr. Terry Sheridan:

We have encountered considerable problems with over zoning of land for housing in recent decades. At one stage, there was sufficient zoned land to accommodate 1.5 million homes, which was excessive to say the least. That figure has gradually been reduced to approximately 400,000 homes. This measure is targeted at central urban areas and brownfield sites rather than greenfield sites. It would go beyond the intended purpose of the levy to include other sites. Arguably there is still a problem with over zoning for housing and, therefore, it would be unfair to apply a levy on greenfield sites which are zoned.