Capital taxes will not work in New Zealand
Robert MacCulloch offers an economist’s perspective on bright line tests and calls to revisit capital taxes.
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The blow out in property prices, particularly in cities such as Auckland and Wellington, has led to a resurgence of supporters backing a capital gains tax. However, the reasons why such taxes would be bad for New Zealand mostly get short shrift in our media.
A powerful argument against capital
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Robert MacCulloch
Wed, 09 Dec 2020
Wed, 09 Dec 2020
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Capital taxes will not work in New Zealand
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