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Higher interest rates, housing supply growth and lower migration causing weaker house price outlook - what it means for Labour's CGT (opens the original)
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Higher interest rates, housing supply growth and lower migration is causing weaker house price growth. Despite this, Labour is still confident its promised capital gains tax policy would generate enough revenue to cover its free GP visit pledge. Treasury, releasing its pre-election economic and fiscal update (PREFU) on Tuesday, noted the housing market remained "soft with little house price growth at a national level" based on figures from the Cotality Quarterly House Price Index. "Higher intere
Surplus first, tax cuts second (opens the original)
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National Finance Minister Nicola Willis says returning to surplus is a priority for National, refusing to be pulled into a "rule in, rule out game" when it came to potential income tax changes. "Today is about opening the books and demonstrating to New Zealanders that our plan is working”, Willis said at the release of Treasury's pre-election economic and fiscal update (PREFU) on Tuesday. PREFU shows what the Treasury, the Government’s lead economic and financial adviser, is observing in the cur
Net core Crown debt to peak at 43.9% of GDP in 2027/28, down from forecasted 46% (opens the original)
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Net core Crown debt will keep rising until it peaks at 43.9% of GDP in 2027/28, the latest fiscal and economic update before the election forecasts, down from a predicted 46%. With Treasury releasing its economic update on the country's fiscal position on Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Iain Rennie revealed net core Crown debt as a share of GDP is forecast to begin to fall during the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update (PREFU) forecast period. Net core Crown debt is now expected to increase from
Labour goes after student loan debt, National goes after tax (opens the original)
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Labour and National launched dueling election campaigns in Auckland on Sunday, with Labour leader Chris Hipkins pledging to slash student debt and Finance Minister Nicola Willis teasing a good looking set of government books due out this week. Labour has pledged to cut 10% from student debt, costing $583 million. The cut for people who have finished study, didn’t benefit from the Fees Free scheme and are still paying the loan would happen on April 1, 2027. Those who owe $2000 or less would have
Books need to be balanced before taxes are cut, says David Seymour (opens the original)
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Interest.co.nz is talking money, tax and delving into political parties' financial and economic policies ahead of this year's election. In this installment, ACT leader David Seymour also discusses his view on debt and how he plans to save money in the public service. ACT's tax plan will look quite different this election. Leader David Seymour in the past has proposed major reform to the income tax brackets in the party's ‘alternative budgets'. Due to be released in October, this year's won't pai
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