Audrey Young: No reason for Ardern to become a CGT martyr
COMMENT: New Zealand First has not been unreasonable in exercising its veto.
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Political Roundup: How the Govt's CGT backdown shocked the left
COMMENT: Jacinda Ardern's announcement this week was a shock for the political left.
Forget CGT: Other compliance issues need rectifying
There are other opportunities to fix tax issues, including the most hated one.
Comment: What's the point of being PM if you can't force change?
Comment: What's the point of being PM with such an important part of your wish-list gone?
Brian Fallow: Govt's CGT decision dodges a bullet
Comment: Our productivity performance is already bad enough.
Editorial: CGT surprise raises doubts on coalition
Comment: CGT rejection raises further doubts about the balance of power.
Comment: If Ardern pushed on with CGT, she'd face a mutiny
Comment: It was essential for Ardern to keep all hands on deck.
Death of CGT: What it means for the property market
Comment: The Government has abandoned plans to introduce any form of Capital Gains Tax.
Liam Dann: CGT backdown will deliver timely business boost
The lifting of the CGT threat removes at least one layer of the gloom weighing on business
Audrey Young: Three reasons PM has ruled out CGT on her watch
Jacinda's Ardern's second captain's call was based on pragmatism rather than idealism.
Capital gains tax dumped: Landlords rejoice
Landlords react to the news of the Government rejecting a capital gains tax plan.
$10m landlord had planned to fund CGT hit
Auckland landlord Gary Lin owns 14 residential properties worth about $10 million.
Capital gains tax back down 'massive loss' for PM: Bridges
'We've embarrassed the Government out of a CGT' says Simon Bridges.
CGT, RIP: What role did NZ First play in dumped tax?
The Government has rejected a proposed capital gains tax.
No capital gains tax: big-time commercial landlords react
Relief expressed from landlords in $50 billion-plus sector.
Government rules out implementing CGT
The capital gains element of the report has captured the public's attention.
'I'll sell from my grave': Wealthy landlord slams CGT
Auckland landlord will only "sell from the grave".
Comment: Relief for Bridges may be short-lived
It was slightly surprising that Jacinda Ardern was not higher, writes Audrey Young.
Audrey Young: Ardern's reputation glows as Bridges' withers
COMMENT: Small personal issues are causing Bridges' MPs to question his judgement.
Housing crash: Sales slump 13pc - banks, Govt, CGT talk blamed
REINZ data is out this morning.
Voters against capital gains tax, BusinessNZ-commissioned poll finds
Poll shows voters don't like CGT but it may not influence their vote in 2020.
The important point being missed in the CGT debate
COMMENT: The CGT debate is being buried under emotional rhetoric.
Capital Gains Tax: New push to target property owners
Nationwide campaign pushing for CGT is being launched today by Tax Justice Aotearoa NZ.
Letters: Why do governments use commercial banks?
Bill English and Tony Ryall evaded the question with nonsensical replies.
CGT could cost NZ economy billions
Business NZ released a report that estimates the "economic drag" of a proposed CGT.
Why argument of CGT fairness is based on unreliable data
This proposal is the most significant tax reform in many years and we deserve better.
Small business not in favour of CGT
MYOB survey reveals 67 per cent of SMEs oppose Capital Gains Tax.
No-exemptions CGT is efficient and fair
COMMENT: Paying tax, including CGT, is a privilege in a well-governed country.
Kiwis back a capital gains tax, just not for themselves
A new poll shows more people support than oppose a CGT unless they own assets facing tax.
Q&A: Your questions on capital gains tax
How would the Tax Working Group's plan for a capital gains tax affect you?
Capital gains tax: What will it mean for your property?
Views for and against CGT on residential rental property.
Capital gains tax: A potential 'nightmare' for lifestyle block owners
Accountants the big winners of an increasingly complex issue.
Mike Hosking: Hats off to a farmer who tells it like it is
Hosking: Comments are colourful and not PC but they're not all that inaccurate.