Will ditching the CGT have revived business spirits?

Will ditching the CGT have revived business spirits?
Jenny Ruth
By Jenny Ruth May 27 (BusinessDesk) - Amid an action-packed week for business news, a key piece of information will arrive on Wednesday afternoon when ANZ Bank's latest business confidence survey shows whether Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's decision to drop a planned capital gains tax has lifted business owners' spirits. Earlier the same day, the Reserve Bank will deliver its bi-annual financial stability report and a day later will be the week's highlight, the government's first “Wellbeing Budget. "Most economists are expecting to se...

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