NZ Labour pledges to end negative gearing

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By Leith van Onselen

The policy debate is hotting up in New Zealand in the lead-up to the 23 September general election, with Labour leader, Andrew Little, pledging that Labour would end negative gearing if it is elected. From Stuff.co.nz:

In a hard hitting speech to Labour’s election year congress, leader Andrew Little said the loophole that let property speculators offset losses from their rentals against other income for tax purposes would be closed.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.