https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/3010020...buyers-out
"A proposed change to the age of eligibility for the pension and a plan to allow foreign buyers into the housing market for the priciest properties may be casualties of coalition talks between National and NZ First, economists say.
NZ First has campaigned on keeping the age at 65.
"It’s not a big bottom line for National, it never has been,” Eaqub said. “It was not a central part of campaign promises, and was kicking in gradually over time, anyway.”
Eaqub said a bigger question was around whether Peters would allow National to act on its plans to allow foreign buyers to purchase homes for more than $2 million, with a tax. NZ First was part of the Labour-led Government that banned the sale of existing homes to foreign buyers in 2018.
Eaqub said, between 2017 and 2020, NZ First’s main achievements had been to inject money into the regions and hold back what Labour had been able to do. “I expect that’s the role they’ll play this time as well.”
"A proposed change to the age of eligibility for the pension and a plan to allow foreign buyers into the housing market for the priciest properties may be casualties of coalition talks between National and NZ First, economists say.
NZ First has campaigned on keeping the age at 65.
"It’s not a big bottom line for National, it never has been,” Eaqub said. “It was not a central part of campaign promises, and was kicking in gradually over time, anyway.”
Eaqub said a bigger question was around whether Peters would allow National to act on its plans to allow foreign buyers to purchase homes for more than $2 million, with a tax. NZ First was part of the Labour-led Government that banned the sale of existing homes to foreign buyers in 2018.
Eaqub said, between 2017 and 2020, NZ First’s main achievements had been to inject money into the regions and hold back what Labour had been able to do. “I expect that’s the role they’ll play this time as well.”
(04-11-2023, 02:46 PM)Praktica Wrote: I copied this comment from Nick's Korero
"Imagine the phone call:-
CL: Hi Winston, how are you?
WP: Mr Peters to you, sonny.
CL: Oh, sorry err Mr Peters. Now about this election result.....
WP interrupts: You need me then.
CL: Well of course we have a process and need to move ahead and get the country back on track and....
WP interrupts: Sonny, the election finished three weeks ago. You need me and I am not working with that pip-squeek from ACT so he stays out of government on a supply and whatever, I am deputy PM, Foreign Minister and my people have at least 3 cabinet seats, is that clear?
CL: We have a process and need to move ahead and get the country back on track and we have had discussions in a constructive way and I am sure we can get moving very......
WP puts the phone down
CL: Hello, hello, Winston....err sorry Mr Peters?
CL puts the phone down and turns to Nicola, "He put the phone down on me!!"
Chris Bishop and Nicola snigger behind CL's back........."
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)