Every weekday I send out a few links I'm interested in to my followers on twitter. You can sign up to follow them on Twitter here. I'll also compile them and publish them every day on our site for those who can't or won't use Twitter. It also puts them into our database so I can find them again. Twitter appears not to have a memory... There's no narrative or background. Just a series of un-related links. I'll keep updating through the day. David Grimmond at Infometrics explains why GST is unfair on tourism operators and should include all exports Should we have a flat 23% income tax, a 20% GST and no Working for Families? I say yes. Have your say here @FisherPaykel: Thanks for your service John Bongard. Good luck with everything (I agree. Best wishes) Tama Retires From Vorb (This is a real blow. Tama is a hero for web publishers in NZ. Wish you all the best) 9,700 families on Working for Families own rental properties and make tax losses to maximise WfF Detail here (WTF) I'd quite like a high tax free threshold to ensure a bunch of poorer people pay no tax And isn't it a good thing. Free to air television is withering on the vine. The sooner the better RT @guardiantech: US hacker 'soupnazi' charged with stealing 130m credit card IDs It's much better to have a clean, broad, simple and efficient tax system that's difficult to rort and cheap to administer Here's the detail on the Working for Families rort. Treasury gives a helpful 'How to' guide to rich families Plenty of countries have low flat tax rates and land taxes. Hong Kong for one. Singapore another.
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