fairness

Te wiki o te tāke: land taxation, is the disputes process fair and how much tax could legalising cannabis yield?

Te wiki o te tāke: land taxation, is the disputes process fair and how much tax could legalising cannabis yield?

Tax only paid on 3,698 property transactions in 2018/19 due to the bright-line test; No prosecutions made; Question marks remain over whether compliance will improve with an extension to the test

Tax only paid on 3,698 property transactions in 2018/19 due to the bright-line test; No prosecutions made; Question marks remain over whether compliance will improve with an extension to the test

The Youth Wing of the Andrea Tax Party take on their mentor and her wish list for how our tax system should be reformed. Your views?

The Youth Wing of the Andrea Tax Party take on their mentor and her wish list for how our tax system should be reformed. Your views?

Terry Baucher hopes to see the Tax Working Group signal a break from the past, either in the form of a Capital Gains Tax or something else such as a land tax

Terry Baucher hopes to see the Tax Working Group signal a break from the past, either in the form of a Capital Gains Tax or something else such as a land tax

Susan St John wants to see the problem of the 'effective marginal tax rate' on the incomes of the poor come out of the too-hard basket

Susan St John wants to see the problem of the 'effective marginal tax rate' on the incomes of the poor come out of the too-hard basket

Terry Baucher says that families struggling to meet bills suffer from a lack of income, not over-taxation. Boosting incomes would be far more effective than an ill-defined tax break

Terry Baucher says that families struggling to meet bills suffer from a lack of income, not over-taxation. Boosting incomes would be far more effective than an ill-defined tax break

Bob Stephens says taxes are paid at one stage of the lifecycle in the expectation you will receive a benefit at a later stage, claims it is a redistribution of one's own wealth as well as from rich to poor

Bob Stephens says taxes are paid at one stage of the lifecycle in the expectation you will receive a benefit at a later stage, claims it is a redistribution of one's own wealth as well as from rich to poor

Max Rashbrooke explores the use of 'common assets' in the building of individual wealth, and why he thinks it is 'fair' that those who gained an outsized benefit from them should share those gains with those who didn't

Max Rashbrooke explores the use of 'common assets' in the building of individual wealth, and why he thinks it is 'fair' that those who gained an outsized benefit from them should share those gains with those who didn't

Better housing, transport policies can prevent cities from becoming inequality traps, says the OECD

Better housing, transport policies can prevent cities from becoming inequality traps, says the OECD

Deborah Russell says that for all its technical attributes that make our tax system a model widely admired, it is not serving the broader economy or society well

Deborah Russell says that for all its technical attributes that make our tax system a model widely admired, it is not serving the broader economy or society well

Matt Nolan says our small size and export reliance on homogenous goods actually makes us resilient to global economic shocks

Matt Nolan says our small size and export reliance on homogenous goods actually makes us resilient to global economic shocks

Matt Nolan takes a close look at fairness and points to equality of opportunity rather than eliminating inequality as a better goal

Matt Nolan takes a close look at fairness and points to equality of opportunity rather than eliminating inequality as a better goal