新西兰英语 187 Capital Gains Tax

　　The Labour Party, at their annual conference last weekend, said that they will discuss a capital gains tax. Many countries have a capital gains tax so if you buy a house then sell it at a profit, you pay tax on the profit. Some people buy houses as an investment and sell them at a profit. These people would have to pay tax on the profit they make. Bill English, the Minister of Finance, thinks this tax might slow down the rise in house prices. It could also encourage investors¹ to put their money into other areas of the economy instead of housing. However, the Prime Minister, John Key doesn’t believe a capital gains tax on housing would slow down the housing market. He said it hasn’t worked in Australia or the US.
We also need landlords to provide rental² houses and a capital gains tax might stop people from buying houses for renting.
The Labour Party said that they would be happy to discuss a capital gains tax with the government. However, they did not want a capital gains tax on the family home.
Governments are frightened to introduce a capital gains tax as it would be very unpopular. That is why they would be happy for the Labour Party to agree with them about a capital gains tax.

1 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

2 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。