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TLDR: PM Jacinda Ardern again ruled out a Capital Gains Tax today and repeated the Government wanted to help first home buyers get deposits. She also hoped banks would funnel funds into the productive sectors.
I asked Ardern if the Government planned to increase its plan to build 8,000 extra houses over the next four years in response to the latest cris…
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