Labour have a 'slightly more jaded view' of dairying. Damning them with faint praise?
Not sure that R & D tax credits will work the wonders that are being sought. Whether our Great Leap Forward propelled by the bounty of R & D tax credits will pay for the huge costs associated with gifting 3 years free tertiary education to all......I'm highly doubtful.
Capital Gains Tax - yes, it probably is fair. People essentially 'buy' a house through a huge bank loan, never get within decades of being freehold i.e. never actually owning it, and then flick it on for a huge capital gain. It's gaming the system to make windfall profits.
Capital Gains Tax - the evidence from other countries, including Australia, that do have comprehensive CGT on property is that the sellers just add the amount of the tax to their asking price, and this just adds to prices going up. So anyone arguing that CGT will help stop a bubble getting bigger are wrong.
Kiwibuild:
http://www.privatebuyer.co.nz/proper...-house-prices/
http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2014/09/ki...usinesses.html