Following the release of last week's Budget, there's growing claims that Australians are looking across the Tasman with 'genuine envy'.

A recent article in The Australian claimed that with no capital gains tax, no stamp duty or land tax, and the opportunity to negatively gear, business owners and property investors have taken more interest in New Zealand as a result.

Australian independent economist Saul Eslake says this is likely just wishful thinking as a response to the recent Budget.

"People look over the ditch and see that New Zealand's top rate of 39 is lower than our top rate of 46...and that you don't really have a capital gains tax, other than on assets that are held for less than two years, so they might think that looks more attractive than Australia."

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