Economy

"BNZ's Stephen Toplis says: 'Does anyone feel this is a true reflection of what happened to them? And do we really think we are currently growing at the same pace as China (1.1% for Q3) and three times that of Australia (0.4% for the quarter)?'"

Property

"So how have first home buyers fared between the two seemingly opposing forces of higher prices and lower interest rates over the last three months?"

by Greg Ninness

expenditure tax

high-end watches

What if we taxed what people spend, not what they earn?

Thinking outside the box: Marcelo Santos suggests replacing the progressive income tax with a progressive consumption tax could bring a range of extra benefits, especially if multi-year averaging was adopted too

30th Dec 25, 10:53am

by Guest

Thinking outside the box: Marcelo Santos suggests replacing the progressive income tax with a progressive consumption tax could bring a range of extra benefits, especially if multi-year averaging was adopted too