Income
Will Glovinsky says basic income’s appeal today is similar to its roots in 18th‑century England – it’s a way to compensate people for a common good taken for private gain
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Will Glovinsky says basic income’s appeal today is similar to its roots in 18th‑century England – it’s a way to compensate people for a common good taken for private gain
Brian Easton says the Government’s plans to remove the wellbeing provisions in the Public Finance Act represents a reversal of the way society is travelling
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Brian Easton says the Government’s plans to remove the wellbeing provisions in the Public Finance Act represents a reversal of the way society is travelling
Economist Brian Easton says reductions in effective productivity, largely as a result of events overseas, require reductions in real incomes. Ignore that and you cannot defeat inflation
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Economist Brian Easton says reductions in effective productivity, largely as a result of events overseas, require reductions in real incomes. Ignore that and you cannot defeat inflation
Economist Brian Easton says a key success in Michael Cullen's time as Finance Minister was building up the capital of New Zealand
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Economist Brian Easton says a key success in Michael Cullen's time as Finance Minister was building up the capital of New Zealand
Economist Brian Easton says the mainly neoliberal regime for the housing market since the early 1990s does not work
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Economist Brian Easton says the mainly neoliberal regime for the housing market since the early 1990s does not work
Economist Brian Easton takes issue with recent comments by Don Brash on Rogernomics and questions the effects on income inequality of the reforms
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Economist Brian Easton takes issue with recent comments by Don Brash on Rogernomics and questions the effects on income inequality of the reforms
Inland Revenue responds over criticism regarding surprise tax bills
Government tweaks wage subsidy rules to provide more support for businesses that have had to close or reduce hours during the lock-down
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Government tweaks wage subsidy rules to provide more support for businesses that have had to close or reduce hours during the lock-down
Council of Trade Unions' Andrea Black on how employed people can end up paying disproportionately more tax than others do on their incomes
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Council of Trade Unions' Andrea Black on how employed people can end up paying disproportionately more tax than others do on their incomes
New Zealand Taxpayers' Union economist Joe Ascroft says substantially cutting the 30% tax rate on income earned over $48,000 would send a strong message
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New Zealand Taxpayers' Union economist Joe Ascroft says substantially cutting the 30% tax rate on income earned over $48,000 would send a strong message
Andrea Black on: Progressive or not? Tax efficiency still lives, or does it? Having capital gains taxation without a capital gains tax and what happened to the tax advocate?
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Andrea Black on: Progressive or not? Tax efficiency still lives, or does it? Having capital gains taxation without a capital gains tax and what happened to the tax advocate?
RBNZ's new data series looking at debt-to-income ratios of home buyers shows that a third of first home buyer debt nationally, and nearly half of FHB debt in Auckland, is at a level of over five times income
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RBNZ's new data series looking at debt-to-income ratios of home buyers shows that a third of first home buyer debt nationally, and nearly half of FHB debt in Auckland, is at a level of over five times income
Terry Baucher ponders whether there will be one Capital Gains Tax to rule them all
David Hargreaves reckons that whether by design or not the Tax Working Group has ended up being a public referendum for Capital Gains Tax - and it's likely to work out well for the Government
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David Hargreaves reckons that whether by design or not the Tax Working Group has ended up being a public referendum for Capital Gains Tax - and it's likely to work out well for the Government
National's Revenue Spokesperson Andrew Bayly says the impact of Capital Gains Tax on the commercial property sector has received little focus - and this is a mistake
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National's Revenue Spokesperson Andrew Bayly says the impact of Capital Gains Tax on the commercial property sector has received little focus - and this is a mistake