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Episode: Does New Zealand need a capital gains tax?
Description: For years a capital gains tax has been a taboo political subject, avoided by politicians afraid to lose votes.  Tax experts have stressed time and again that Aotearoa should follow in the footsteps of the rest of the OECD and introduce this type of tax.  And while former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern refused to pull the trigger despite strong recommendations from the working group her own Government commissioned, there’s speculation that this political hot potato could be reconsidered under Chris Hipkins’ fresh leadership. So, what has stopped the country from introducing a capital...