Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won't say if her Cabinet has signed off a capital gains tax. At her weekly post-Cabinet press conference, Ardern would only say that the Government's response would be released in April, as she had previously outlined. Ardern also confirmed Cabinet has signed off this year's Budget. Ardern said she did not want to be drawn into a debate about the Government's position on paying a ransom. The Prime Minister is also expected to be questioned as to whether Cabinet today signed off its official response to the Tax Working Group's report, which recommended a capital gains tax.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 15, 2019 03:45 UTC