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Election 2026: What the tax policies mean for you

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Findex Contributor
22 October 2026

With the New Zealand election getting closer, there has been a lot of discussion around the various parties’ tax policies.

Wealth tax, capital gains tax, gift duty, tax cuts and increases, and more have been proposed and it can be challenging to understand what this means for you, your business or your investments and how you should be planning.

Parties are also calculating the economic impact of these changes, and those numbers don't always account for the full effect of the proposed tax changes.

Join Stephen Richards and Jarod Chisholm for a summary of the various parties’ tax policies, how this may impact you, and how these proposed changes will likely be enacted.

Speak to a tax specialist to discuss what the changes could mean for you