Live politics 3.3.25
Political poll finds few support lowering corporate tax, 1/3 of adults support a capital gains or wealth tax
While the Government is considering lowering corporate tax, a new survey finds only 9% of adults support this, while 25% want it increased.
A new Horizon Research survey finds the most popular tax reform would be increasing the amount of personal income before it starts getting taxed.
Labour is reportedly considering campaigning on introducing wealth and capital gains taxes ahead of the 2026 general election, but it has not confirmed this.
Survey respondents were asked: Which of these taxes would you like to see the Government introduce?
The key findings (which have been weighted to represent the total population) are:
- 45% (1,747,000 adults) said the government should increase the amount of personal income before it starts getting taxed
- 32% (1,237,000 adults) think personal income tax brackets should be adjusted.
- 31.3% (1,210,000 adults) think the Government should introduce a wealth tax.
- 31.1% (1,202,000 adults) think Capital Gains tax should be introduced.
Fieldwork dates: February 20-25th, 2025.
Sample size: 1,017 adults.
Weighting: The total sample is weighted on age, gender, ethnicity, region and party vote at the 2023 general
election to reflect the New Zealand adult population.
Maximum predicted margin of error: ±3.1% at the 95% confidence level.
Population estimates in the report: These are based on the Stats NZ Census 2023 population of 3,865,235 people aged 18 or more. All population numbers are to the nearest thousand.
Sample size: 1,017 adults.
Weighting: The total sample is weighted on age, gender, ethnicity, region and party vote at the 2023 general
election to reflect the New Zealand adult population.
Maximum predicted margin of error: ±3.1% at the 95% confidence level.
Population estimates in the report: These are based on the Stats NZ Census 2023 population of 3,865,235 people aged 18 or more. All population numbers are to the nearest thousand.