capital gains tax Archive

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  Inequality solutions there, if we’re willing - by Holly Walker

  
  
  
  The OECD has confirmed what we already suspected with its ground-breaking report on inequality – Divided We Fall. The gap between rich and poor has grown exponentially since the 1980s in most developed countries – but none more so than in New Zealand. read more
  December 8, 2011 10:41 am - 78 Comments
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  Building industry sees eye-to-eye with Green economic policies - by Russel Norman

  
  
  
  The Construction Strategy Group has recently published their report on the state of the building industry entitled Valuing the Role of Construction in the NZ Economy. The Construction Strategy Group is a lobby group and is made up of a who’s who in the industry. Their report outlines a number of key initiatives they’d like [...] read more
  October 19, 2011 9:19 am - 3 Comments
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  Tell Bill we want a CGT - by frog

  
  
  
  Minister of Finance Bill English has a poll going on his website asking “do you support a capital gains tax?” The results so far are pretty obvious, Bill. Have your say and show Bill English that New Zealand wants a smart green capital gains tax. Also, check out what we’ve been saying about capital gains [...] read more
  July 8, 2011 3:40 pm - 180 Comments
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  Podcast: Green Budget 2011 - by Russel Norman

  
  
  
  Tomorrow is Budget day…and it’s looking rather bleak. John Key has signalled that this Budget is, and can only be about reining in spending through budget cuts. Lots of them. Some of them severe. But is this the only way forward from here? The Green Party have put together a package of alternative Budget initiatives [...] read more
  May 18, 2011 7:13 pm - 1 Comment
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  More ‘heroic’ ways to pay for the rebuild - by Gareth Hughes

  
  
  
  Earlier this week Sir Paul Callaghan, 2010 New Zealander of the year and Victoria University professor of physical sciences, launched his ‘HEKE’ campaign – asking overseas graduates to be heroic and pay back their loans to help with the cost of rebuilding Christchurch. Sir Paul Callaghan is obviously well-intentioned in his call, but it’s not [...] read more
  April 1, 2011 1:35 pm - 52 Comments
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  Capital gains tax – why it’s smart - by frog

  
  
  
  The Green Party crossed the capital gains tax Rubicon a while ago (exempting the family home), but both National and Labour lack the courage. If you haven’t checked out the 3 part series on capital gains tax running in the NZ Herald, you might want to. In it Chye-Ching Huang and Craig Elliffe, both from [...] read more
  January 13, 2011 11:11 am - 49 Comments
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  Inequality in Aotearoa: Mind the Gap! - by Metiria Turei

  
  
  
  As you know, I’ve been writing a series of blog posts about Inequality in Aotearoa during April and May. I’ve also been working on ideas for solutions to the growing gap between rich and poor in New Zealand, and this morning I’ve launched a major package of eight practical ideas to reduce inequality. Here I [...] read more
  May 17, 2010 3:43 pm - 139 Comments
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  Stop grizzling Pat, and pay your fair share - by frog

  
  
  
  Lots of us work hard. But we pay our fair share of tax on what we earn. Why do property investors, whose income is derived from residential rents and capital gains, think they should get favours from the tax system that none of the rest of us get? read more
  March 7, 2010 5:51 pm - 49 Comments
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  Your front door is open and your property investments are hanging out - by frog

  
  
  
  Labour MP Rick Barker and the people he says he’s been talking to just don’t seem to get it that when you work hard and save you should still pay tax on your earnings! Why should one form of income be tax free? Why not wages too? read more
  February 6, 2010 8:14 am - 112 Comments
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  Kevin Hague reports back from the Banking Inquiry - by Kevin Hague

  
  
  
  I had a really interesting morning yesterday standing in for Russel on the banking inquiry being held by Opposition parties. I had also been standing in for him on the Finance and Expenditure Committee when the Reserve Bank presented its analysis of the margins banks have on short and long term interest rates that they [...] read more
  September 4, 2009 10:40 am - 11 Comments
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  Beat the Bubble before it beats you - by frog

  
  
  
  Russel Norman has taken the courageous step of publically supporting a capital gains tax.  It is established Green Party policy while it is also the political ground where Labour and National fear to tread despite the good it can do for our economy. A major plus is how it can keep us out of another [...] read more
  August 17, 2009 3:10 pm - 64 Comments
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  More than 3000 new houses a year - by frog

  
  
  
  Sue Bradford launched the Greens’ housing policy last night in Otahuhu.  The policy signals an important shift from seeing houses as an investment for landlords to a home for people in need.  The NZPA story highlights some of the key points including: raising the rate of building and acquiring state houses through Housing New Zealand [...] read more
  September 2, 2008 8:20 am - 38 Comments