Photo: NZ HeraldJacinda Ardern and Judith Collins stepped up their war of words today over tax after Green Party co-leader James Shaw said it was not credible to avoid having conversations about tax in any post-election talks. National's single day of action on Sunday to try to convince voters that Labour will bow to pressure from the Greens over a wealth tax after the election now appears to have been extended. "My only frustration is that the National Party continues to use misinformation in their campaign. A couple with a $1 million mortage-free property and $500,000 in savings would not pay the wealth tax because the wealth would be divided into $750,000 each, falling short of the threshold. Collins seized on that interview, saying it was the Greens who had brought it up – as Shaw had last week when he said the wealth tax was another version of a capital gains tax, also ruled out by Labour.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 12, 2020 05:15 UTC