Labour's CGT a Death Duty in Drag
Responding to confirmation that under Labour’s capital gains tax policy children would have to pay the tax if they sold a family home after both
parents have passed, Ben Craven, Spokesman for the Taxpayers’ Union, says:
“Labour’s capital gains tax is looking more and more like a death duty in drag. The vast majority of estates are
liquidated, even where the family home is in a trust to the children.”
“The last time death duty existed in New Zealand was 1992. It appears that Labour are looking to reintroduce it but
under another name with far more complexity. When children lose their parents they should be encouraged to put the
inheritance to good use. Instead, Labour’s policy would whack them with a tax bill.”
"If Mr Cunliffe's comments to media are correct, his policy will create a cruel tax incentive to quickly sell the family
home while parents are still on their death beds. Mr Cunliffe's statements to the media must be mistaken, or Labour
really haven't thought this one through."
ENDS