Economists analysing National's foreign buyers tax have found it would likely raise $210 million a year - falling well short of the $740m a year National expects to rake in.

When the details of this policy were released, it really didn’t pass the sniff test. It seemed to rely on a huge increase in foreign buyers, above pre-ban levels, and ignored any potential reduction in sales due to the tax itself.

  • DaveMA
    5·
    10 months ago

    We need that thing they have some places in the US where you can write anyone’s name in if you don’t like the candidates. We can just all vote for the briscoes lady or something.

    • eagleeyedtigerEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      Remember Paul the Octopus? I vote we just get an animal and have it decide what we do