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Treasury advocating strongly for CGT

Friday 3rd of February 2012

The Treasury has released the briefing it gave to incoming Finance Minister Bill English after the election, featuring a comparison between the effective tax rates on various asset classes.

It shows that despite recent changes to the tax system, housing is still a much more attractive option tax-wise than shares or bonds.

At a 33% marginal tax rate Treasury calculated that debt in...

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