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12th Dec 19, 2:00pm
Tax Working Group proposal for vacant land tax that was referred for further investigation by Finance Minister Grant Robertson has been given a firm thumbs-down
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Tax Working Group proposal for vacant land tax that was referred for further investigation by Finance Minister Grant Robertson has been given a firm thumbs-down
19th Aug 19, 3:28pm
Auckland Council says there would be economic and administrative issues with introducing a vacant land tax and questions whether it could be justified
Auckland Council says there would be economic and administrative issues with introducing a vacant land tax and questions whether it could be justified
11th Aug 19, 6:42am
Government maintains introducing a vacant land tax in the short term is unfeasible; says it's open to reviewing the scope of the bright-line test and the ring-fencing of rental losses
Government maintains introducing a vacant land tax in the short term is unfeasible; says it's open to reviewing the scope of the bright-line test and the ring-fencing of rental losses
12th Jun 19, 9:21am
Robertson pushes ahead with TWG recommendation to investigate a vacant land tax, despite Treasury and the IRD saying there's no evidence to suggest it'll stop land bankers and improve housing affordability
Robertson pushes ahead with TWG recommendation to investigate a vacant land tax, despite Treasury and the IRD saying there's no evidence to suggest it'll stop land bankers and improve housing affordability
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18th Apr 19, 11:48am
Finance Minister Grant Robertson on the effectiveness of taxing land bankers, why the bright-line test won't be extended and whether his tax review was doomed to fail from the start
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Finance Minister Grant Robertson on the effectiveness of taxing land bankers, why the bright-line test won't be extended and whether his tax review was doomed to fail from the start
17th Apr 19, 7:40pm
MMP in action: Jenée Tibshraeny on the politics of the Government putting a Capital Gains Tax to bed
MMP in action: Jenée Tibshraeny on the politics of the Government putting a Capital Gains Tax to bed
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17th Apr 19, 2:09pm
Prime Minister says Govt unable to find 'consensus' and is ruling out a Capital Gains Tax under her leadership
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Prime Minister says Govt unable to find 'consensus' and is ruling out a Capital Gains Tax under her leadership
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17th Apr 19, 9:00am
Government expected to respond to Tax Working Group recommendations on Wednesday afternoon; Associate Finance Minister on Wednesday morning says no decision's been made on a capital gains tax
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Government expected to respond to Tax Working Group recommendations on Wednesday afternoon; Associate Finance Minister on Wednesday morning says no decision's been made on a capital gains tax
11th Mar 19, 5:40pm
PM Jacinda Ardern refuses to say whether she'd prefer tax reform to be revenue-neutral despite instructing the Tax Working Group to put revenue-neutral packages on the table
PM Jacinda Ardern refuses to say whether she'd prefer tax reform to be revenue-neutral despite instructing the Tax Working Group to put revenue-neutral packages on the table
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11th Mar 19, 12:49pm
Labour more discreet than NZ First in gauging public opinion on the introduction of a capital gains tax through an online poll
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Labour more discreet than NZ First in gauging public opinion on the introduction of a capital gains tax through an online poll
7th Mar 19, 4:09pm
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says it isn't unreasonable to pay Michael Cullen up to $1062 a day to spend the next four months defending the integrity of the TWG report
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says it isn't unreasonable to pay Michael Cullen up to $1062 a day to spend the next four months defending the integrity of the TWG report
26th Feb 19, 10:08am
Where would a watered-down, politically palatable version of the Tax Working Group's recommendations leave us? Jenée Tibshraeny struggles to find the modelling
Where would a watered-down, politically palatable version of the Tax Working Group's recommendations leave us? Jenée Tibshraeny struggles to find the modelling
21st Feb 19, 2:22pm
David Hargreaves has a quick look at some of the florid prose that has greeted the Tax Working Group's final recommendations
David Hargreaves has a quick look at some of the florid prose that has greeted the Tax Working Group's final recommendations
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21st Feb 19, 1:48pm
Government taking 'measured' approach as coalition partners seek consensus on Tax Working Group's findings; Winston Peters sticks to the script
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Government taking 'measured' approach as coalition partners seek consensus on Tax Working Group's findings; Winston Peters sticks to the script
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21st Feb 19, 12:52pm
National Party reacts to Tax Working Group recommendations; Simon Bridges says the TWG recommendations are 'an attack on the Kiwi way of life'
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National Party reacts to Tax Working Group recommendations; Simon Bridges says the TWG recommendations are 'an attack on the Kiwi way of life'
21st Feb 19, 11:37am
All the details on the Tax Working Group's findings are included here, including the Government's initial response and also the 'minority view' of three members of the group
All the details on the Tax Working Group's findings are included here, including the Government's initial response and also the 'minority view' of three members of the group
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21st Feb 19, 11:00am
Tax Working Group details how the Government should extend the taxation of capital gains and reduce income tax
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Tax Working Group details how the Government should extend the taxation of capital gains and reduce income tax
9th Feb 19, 10:02am
TOP Leader Geoff Simmons on why we need to kill, not tax, capital gain
TOP Leader Geoff Simmons on why we need to kill, not tax, capital gain
4th Oct 18, 12:36pm
TOP's Geoff Simmons: NZ's tax reform needs to be revenue neutral for the public to be convinced the Tax Working Group isn't a tax grab
TOP's Geoff Simmons: NZ's tax reform needs to be revenue neutral for the public to be convinced the Tax Working Group isn't a tax grab
19th Jun 18, 6:00am
Westpac models how the different taxes being considered by the Tax Working Group would affect house prices
Westpac models how the different taxes being considered by the Tax Working Group would affect house prices
2nd Nov 17, 12:23pm
TOP's Geoff Simmons dismisses Labour’s ban on foreign buyers as ‘window-dressing for the masses’
TOP's Geoff Simmons dismisses Labour’s ban on foreign buyers as ‘window-dressing for the masses’
10th May 17, 5:29pm
Terry Baucher on how the proliferation of KiwiSaver is making the need for a fully fledged capital gains tax all the more urgent
Terry Baucher on how the proliferation of KiwiSaver is making the need for a fully fledged capital gains tax all the more urgent
24th Jul 16, 9:02am
For the best part of three decades, George Rozvany was inside the multinational tax avoidance industry. Now, he lifts the lid on the perpetrators, the world’s most powerful oligopoly. Michael West reports
For the best part of three decades, George Rozvany was inside the multinational tax avoidance industry. Now, he lifts the lid on the perpetrators, the world’s most powerful oligopoly. Michael West reports
4th Jul 11, 1:45pm
Alex Tarrant asks whether IRD could even implement changes if the govt embarked on widespread tax reform
Alex Tarrant asks whether IRD could even implement changes if the govt embarked on widespread tax reform
22nd Apr 10, 1:47pm
Have your say: Bill English signals tax reform to tilt economy away from property to exporting
Have your say: Bill English signals tax reform to tilt economy away from property to exporting
