Tax laws not fair on owners with earthquake prone buildings

Property Council chief executive Connal Townsend says the country's tax laws don't treat strengthening work fairly.

Sally Lindsay for NBR NZ Property Investor
Thu, 28 May 2015

The Property Council says the Budget’s tax policy did nothing to fix the deeply problematic issue of earthquake strengthening for thousands of property owners and businesses around the country.

Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith has reduced the number of buildings requiring assessment

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