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Labour raises doubt about National's tax plan (www.newshub.co.nz)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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National needs about $5 Billion in foreign property sales a year to reach its target. Prior to the 2018 ban, China (which likely can't be taxed anyway due to FTA) made up 40% of an approximately $3.75 Billion in total sales. For Nationals numbers to work, the market would have to grown significantly, while leaving the vast majority of properties un-taxed. Further, they have not accounted for any drop in sales due to the tax, global downturn, or any other factors.

It's pure fiction and smoke and mirrors.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was thinking about this tax joke yesterday while watching a video on the huge pressure's* China's domestic real estate market is under currently.

Given how large that market is, and how much debt is held in it - its kinda hard to imagine Chinese buyers will even be back at 2018 levels, especially if their economy suffers even more wobbles.

*A lot of which the video argued was demographic and unlikely to be reversed any time soon due to the 1 child policy which was held onto for too long.