EP: 1234•27 Jan 2023

Jacinda Ardern: Will her Property Investor Taxes Survive? Ed & Andrew Debate | Ep. 1234

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In this episode, we discuss the upcoming election in 2023. New Zealand's political landscape changed over the last few weeks, with Jacinda Ardern stepping down as prime minister.

We talk about whether National has got the election all sewn up or whether Labour could make a comeback under its new leader ‚Äì Chris Hipkins.

All of this is to get a sense of whether Jacinda Ardern's taxes on property investors will survive another year.

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