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 on property transactions, and to help Inland Revenue enforce them. These include: (1) A ta

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