Is the interest deductibility change just a tax cut for landlords?

The Government has announced it will restore deductibility for mortgage interest on residential investment properties. 

But it is not as much tax relief for these property investors as National promised Act in the parties’ coalition agreement.  

So, what’s changed? And does that mean other policies in their agreement are also up for renegotiation?  

And, is this government prioritising landlords over renters - a group that’s a growing part of the population.  

Today on The Front Page, New Zealand Herald deputy political editor Thomas Coughlan joins us to discuss whether this is a political win for the Government. 

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