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financial wisdoms (not)
By Martin English | January 31, 2007
A recent posts on David Farrar’s kiwiblog make reference to the NZ Labour party’s propensity to tax the hell out of anything that moves.
It’s discussing a capital gains tax on housing, with reference to the Australian situation, where investment properties are liable for capital gains tax.
One of the issues I have with the tax laws here in Australia is their complexity. Governments of all kind attempt to change behavior by taxing (or subsiding, which is negative taxation) it. The problem arises with the special interest groups that get their own pet exemptions in place. Have a look at the amount of qualifications, caveats and extra links off the Capital Gains Tax Essentials page of the Australian tax office.
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