13 Nov 2023

National's tax plan a major sticking point in coalition talks

From Checkpoint, 5:07 pm on 13 November 2023

With government talks into their second week, National's tax relief package is proving to be a major sticking point.

New Zealand First flatly objects to National's plan to fund the tax cuts by allowing foreigners to buy homes worth more than $2 million as long as they pay a 15 percent tax.

The delay means the chance of Christopher Luxon making APEC is increasingly remote.

Here's our deputy political editor Craig McCulloch