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Is passing law under urgency curtailing due process?
Labour is cooking up a 'secret' capital gains tax - Nats' deputy leader
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NZ Herald Business Editor at Large Liam Dann talks to Westpac's new chief economist Kelly Eckhold about inflation woes globally and in Aotearoa. Video / NZ Herald
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Proving the wealthiest pay low tax rates is a good start – now comes the hard part
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PM Chris Hipkins rules out taxes to pay for $14b cyclone rebuild
Chris Hipkins confirms there are no new taxes in the Budget.
Rich-lister supports capital gains tax as new research opens fresh tax debate
New Zealand's ultra-rich pay tax at less than half the rate of the average person.
Tax specialists warn over intricacies of capital gains tax
A broad capital gains tax may go some way to address the imbalances in the tax system.
Dome Valley drama, BPMe App users feel 'like criminals' & bleak tax report | Focus Morning Bulletin: 27 April, 2023
More than 100 motorists lodge damage claims after road seal peels off, a new report looks at how to fix our education crisis and app error sees drivers wrongly accused of failing to pay for petrol in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Parker hoses down tax speculation; Willis blames Covid response for unfair taxation
Parker confirmed discussions with colleagues on Labour’s election tax policy had begun.
Wealth tax vs tax cuts for everyone: Which option is the best for NZ?
Oxfam has ranked New Zealand 136th in the world on the fairness of its tax system.
Focus: Wealth tax explained
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Focus Morning Bulletin: 03 May, 2022
Wealth tax confusion, the pressure on our nurses during lockdown revealed and how much more women could earn from pay gap reporting in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Tim Hazledine: How to stop inflation now
OPINION: We've seen this scenario before and seen what to do - so why aren't we doing it?
Hamish Rutherford: Do the rich only get richer?
IRD study is looking into how the rich get rich, but excludes some who have got poorer.
Lawyers slam 'intrusive' new Inland Revenue power
Law Society wrote scathing letter to Attorney General about rushed tax law change.
Liam Dann: Precedented times - life in 2021 just feels like one giant caveat
The underlying strength of the economy in the past 18 months offers some comfort.
US push for global tax rules could catch NZ film industry
US return to global tax talks is good news for NZ but could cause issues for film sector.
Opinion: Labour tax changes - Broken promises and a socialist agenda
Even the IRD argued against the changes.
Brian Fallow: Who'll feel the property pinch?
Latest moves to help new buyers could cut house prices, boost rents — or a bit of both.
Brian Fallow: Shooting the property investors' sacred cow
It's better to limit runaway house prices now, before they do even more damage.
Taxing residential properties: Is it time to pull the lever?
COMMENT: Trying to slow increase in house prices will involve suite of policy measures.
Liam Dann: The real house price problem is us
Property hysteria is here again, highlighting just how entrenched the issue is in NZ.
Editorial: Time for some real Government action on housing
The Finance Minister's to letter to the Reserve Bank may have overshadowed a bigger change
Liam Dann: Don't vote for me - the policies that make me unelectable
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If politics were not an issue, what policies should NZ pursue? We asked economists.
Everything you've ever wanted to know about taxes but were too afraid to ask
Tax can be confusing – it seems to have its own special language. So let's clear that up.
Liam Dann: New top tax rate merely 'symbolic'
Tax change doesn't deal with growing debt problem, ignores "elephant in the room".
Tax boomer's wealth: How NZ can close the generational gap
This decade, boomers will die en masse - policymakers can't ignore the opportunity.
Editorial: Wealth tax will never happen
Editorial: Green Party's wealth tax won't happen but we may still face higher taxes.