How much damage will Labour do to exporters?

The cumulative cost of Labour’s policies on exporters is looking to be quite huge. Here’s my ballpark estimates:

• ETS on Agriculture – $830 million/year
• Capital Gains Tax on farms – $1.3 billion/year (scheduled for 2021)
• Land Tax – $1.05 billion year (1% on $105 billion of agricultural land)
• Water Tax – $200 million/year
• Renege on TPP – $2.7 billion/year

So we’re a small trading nation that relies on exports to grow our economy and provide jobs and fund public services.

And over time Labour’s policies will lead to a revenue loss of around $6 billion a year for the export sector. Why would you want that? It’s akin to economic vandalism. We should be helping our export sector, not punishing them.