Sub-Zero Politics

All Capital Gains Tax Polls 2011-2019: In reverse chronological order       TV1 Colmar Brunton (February 2019) Would you Support or Oppose the Capital Gains Tax if there was a Cut in Personal Income Tax ? Support 46% Oppose 41% Unsure 13%       Newshub Reid Research (February 2019) Do you Support or Oppose the Government imposing a Capital Gains Tax ? Support 32% Oppose 54% Unsure 14% Labour Voters      (Support 44% / Oppose 42%) National Voters    (Support 19% / Oppose 73%)       Herald-ZB-Kantar TNS (August 2017) What best fits your general view on a Capital Gains Tax ? Support 35% Oppose 26% Neutral 32% Unsure   8% Breakdowns ( Source: Herald article )       TV1 Colmar Brunton (May 2015) In last Thursday's Budget, the Government announced measures to strengthen tax rules ...

NZF support in Colmar Brunton Polls (same point after each General Election since 1996) Post-1996 Election ........................ Poll ......... Result at Following Election ...... Diff 16 Feb 1998 .... 1% ........................ 4.3% .......................... + 3.3 (Context: Decision to go into Coalition with Nats widely considered unpopular with majority of NZF voters / 1997 extravagant spending scandal / Congenial Bolger replaced by hostile Shipley two months before this poll and relationship between the two parties deteriorates / Peters takes Party out of Coalition Aug 1998 thus splitting caucus with a number of NZF MPs deserting and propping up a very unstable & unpopular National Govt / Very Significant NZF-to-Lab swing at 1999 Election) Post-1999 Election ........................ Poll ......... Result at Following Election ...... Diff 9 April 2001 ... 2% ........................ 10.4% ..........................+ 8.4 (Context: Implosio...