CGT Polls
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 tax on gains made from any residential property sold within two years of purchase, unless that property is a main home, or has been inherited or sold as part of a relationship settlement and (2) Rules to make it easier to tax both New Zealand and foreign buyers of investment properties, and extra funding to help Inland Revenue enforce compliance.
Do you think these measures:
Have not gone far enough 28%
Are about right 50%
Have gone too far 14%
Unsure 7%
Above Average:
Have not gone far enough
Older People, Age 55+ 37%
Green Voters 43%
Above Average:
Have gone too far
Low Income 20%
Wellington Residents 22%
Younger People, Age 18-34 23%
Maori 24%
Above Average:
Are about right
National Voters 65%
Herald-DigiPoll (September 2014)
Labour's plan for a Capital Gains Tax which would introduce a 15% tax on all property gains except those on the family home ?
Support 40.0%
Oppose 40.2%
Unsure 19.8%
Strongest Support:
Aucklanders "More than 45%"
Herald-DigiPoll (June 2014)
Labour's plan for a Capital Gains Tax which would introduce a 15% tax on all property gains except those on the family home ?
Support 41.0%
Oppose 35.0%
Unsure 24.0%
Aucklanders: Support 45% / Oppose 36%
Fairfax Ipsos (May 2014)
(List of 8 Policies/Issues. Asked respondents if they felt the particular policy/issue was (1) personally important to them and (2) important for the Country as a whole)
Introduce Capital Gains Tax:
Personally Important 28.0%
Important for the Country 44.0%
Newshub Reid Research (August 2011)
Which do you prefer: Labour's Capital Gains Tax or National's Partial Asset Sales ?
CGT 53%
Asset Sales 31%
Neither / Unsure 16%
National Voters:
CGT 32%
Asset Sales 52%
Neither / Unsure 16%
Herald-DigiPoll (July 2011)
In your opinion which of the following methods should the government use to pay off the country's debt: Capital Gains Tax or Partial Asset Sales ?
CGT 43.1%
Asset Sales 34.4%
No Opinion 6.3%
Don't Know 8.7%
Neither 7.5%
Herald-DigiPoll (July 2011)
The Labour party intends to introduce a capital gains tax if it wins this years election. Which of the following statements best describes your views on such a tax ?
Support 37.9% (Strongly 16.5% / Moderately 21.4%)
Oppose 37.5% (Strongly 21.5% / Moderately 16.0%)
Don't Know 1.8%
No Opinion 22.8%
Will Labour's plans for a capital gains tax, along with a small reduction in income tax for most people make you
More likely to vote Labour 22.1%
Less likely to vote Labour 14.4%
Make No Difference to vote 61.3%
Don't Know / Refused 2.2%
TV1 Colmar Brunton (July 2011)
It is believed that if the Labour Party wins this year‟s general election they will introduce a new tax called a capital gains tax. The plan would include a 15% tax on the profit made from the sale of investment properties, excluding the family home. Do you support the introduction of a capital gains tax?
Support 43%
Oppose 49%
Unsure 8%
Above Average:
Support
Labour Voters 68%
Green Voters 63%
Low income 52%
Above Average:
Oppose
National voters 67%
Living outside of Main Urban Areas 60%