Following the progress of the Sixth Labour Government
New Housing Minister Megan Woods finally announced the long awaited ‘Kiwibuild reset’ yesterday. This included some interesting new headline policies such as a ‘rent-to-own’ scheme, reduction in deposits required for first home buyers, and some targeted relaxation of eligibility criteria.…
It is clear New Zealand’s economy is starting to slow. That’s not especially surprising since the economy has been growing steadily since 2011, and given the international worries around US-China trade tensions, Brexit and general economic uncertainty. NZ quarterly growth…
Just under 2 weeks ago the final Tax Working Group report was finally released. The report contained a large number of recommendations regarding tax changes that should be considered by the Labour led government. Naturally the focus has been on…
The Tax Working Group released their long-awaited final report last Thursday. As was widely anticipated a broad based capital gains tax was at the heart of their recommendations, and has subsequently received most of the media attention. Given the detail…
Welcome to Policy Progress. This blog has been set up to provide a supportive but critical look at the progress of the sixth Labour Government. It has been nearly 18 months since the 2017 election, which means were are nearly…