Brian Fallow

The Opportunity Party's proposing a radical shake-up to the tax system through its tax reset policy. Brian Fallow takes a look under the hood

The Opportunity Party's proposing a radical shake-up to the tax system through its tax reset policy. Brian Fallow takes a look under the hood

Brian Fallow says reversing a retirement savings tax change from the 1980s would be preferable to making KiwiSaver compulsory for all workers and ratcheting up minimum contributions

Brian Fallow says reversing a retirement savings tax change from the 1980s would be preferable to making KiwiSaver compulsory for all workers and ratcheting up minimum contributions

Brian Fallow explains why the Budget reminds him of a famous line from an old black and white movie

Brian Fallow explains why the Budget reminds him of a famous line from an old black and white movie

Although the Reserve Bank is caught between a rock and a hard place, its priority should be not making things worse, Brian Fallow says

Although the Reserve Bank is caught between a rock and a hard place, its priority should be not making things worse, Brian Fallow says

Brian Fallow argues as NZ businesses battle higher fuel costs, they ought to be mindful of who their customers are and how able and willing they are to have price increases passed on to them

Brian Fallow argues as NZ businesses battle higher fuel costs, they ought to be mindful of who their customers are and how able and willing they are to have price increases passed on to them

Brian Fallow casts an eye over the Government's Emissions Reduction Plan and discovers there is much more work ahead

Brian Fallow casts an eye over the Government's Emissions Reduction Plan and discovers there is much more work ahead

Brian Fallow takes a look at the energy policies of the Labour, National, Green and ACT parties against the backdrop of uncertainty over the future of the aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point and the oil refinery at Marsden Point

Brian Fallow takes a look at the energy policies of the Labour, National, Green and ACT parties against the backdrop of uncertainty over the future of the aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point and the oil refinery at Marsden Point

Brian Fallow suggests cutting the GST rate would have a more stimulatory impact on the economy than the National Party's proposed tax cuts

Brian Fallow suggests cutting the GST rate would have a more stimulatory impact on the economy than the National Party's proposed tax cuts

Brian Fallow takes a look at how the US presidential election may play out and warns it's likely to be messy, including for financial markets

Brian Fallow takes a look at how the US presidential election may play out and warns it's likely to be messy, including for financial markets

Brian Fallow argues nothing about Labour's tax policy indicates a willingness to deliver a tax system to tackle the triple challenge of the debt legacy of the pandemic, stunted productivity and shameful levels of child poverty

Brian Fallow argues nothing about Labour's tax policy indicates a willingness to deliver a tax system to tackle the triple challenge of the debt legacy of the pandemic, stunted productivity and shameful levels of child poverty

National Party's Paul Goldsmith says GST cash refund for businesses able to show their revenue dropped more than 50% across 2 successive months due to original lockdown no longer appropriate

National Party's Paul Goldsmith says GST cash refund for businesses able to show their revenue dropped more than 50% across 2 successive months due to original lockdown no longer appropriate

Brian Fallow takes a look at the idea of a central government funded universal jobs guarantee, saying the idea should receive serious consideration

Brian Fallow takes a look at the idea of a central government funded universal jobs guarantee, saying the idea should receive serious consideration

Brian Fallow asks just how freaked out or sanguine we should be about burgeoning public debt

Brian Fallow asks just how freaked out or sanguine we should be about burgeoning public debt

Brian Fallow argues there is a better use for the electricity consumed by the Tiwai Point smelter than keeping a reluctant foreign owner in a business it wants to quit

Brian Fallow argues there is a better use for the electricity consumed by the Tiwai Point smelter than keeping a reluctant foreign owner in a business it wants to quit

Brian Fallow examines the economic priorities outlined so far by the leaders of the two main political parties and finds 'pious waffle berefit of new policy' with rhetoric that is almost identical

Brian Fallow examines the economic priorities outlined so far by the leaders of the two main political parties and finds 'pious waffle berefit of new policy' with rhetoric that is almost identical

Brian Fallow takes a look at the National Party's heel dragging on climate change, suggesting the party is the climate’s fair weather friend

Brian Fallow takes a look at the National Party's heel dragging on climate change, suggesting the party is the climate’s fair weather friend

Brian Fallow casts an eye over policies targeting SMEs that are emerging as a key electoral battle ground

Brian Fallow casts an eye over policies targeting SMEs that are emerging as a key electoral battle ground

Brian Fallow provides a timely reminder that NZ banks are reliant on imported credit, the flip side of NZ households’ collective tendency to spend more than their income

Brian Fallow provides a timely reminder that NZ banks are reliant on imported credit, the flip side of NZ households’ collective tendency to spend more than their income

Brian Fallow looks at whether it's fair to burden future taxpayers with a huge public debt while failing to address the cost of an ageing population

Brian Fallow looks at whether it's fair to burden future taxpayers with a huge public debt while failing to address the cost of an ageing population

Brian Fallow takes a look at tourism, the sector of the economy perhaps most impacted by Covid-19 and travel restrictions

Brian Fallow takes a look at tourism, the sector of the economy perhaps most impacted by Covid-19 and travel restrictions

Brian Fallow looks at where the Government is getting the money from for its dramatic increase in spending, concluding direct monetary financing is possible down the line

Brian Fallow looks at where the Government is getting the money from for its dramatic increase in spending, concluding direct monetary financing is possible down the line

Brian Fallow looks at the dire economic prognosis thanks to COVID-19, and probes the key issues and options for policy makers as they look ahead to a time when the virus is under control

Brian Fallow looks at the dire economic prognosis thanks to COVID-19, and probes the key issues and options for policy makers as they look ahead to a time when the virus is under control

Beneficiaries key beneficiaries of the Government's coronavirus economic relief package, but Brian Fallow is surprised by the restoration of the depreciation deduction on commercial and industrial properties

Beneficiaries key beneficiaries of the Government's coronavirus economic relief package, but Brian Fallow is surprised by the restoration of the depreciation deduction on commercial and industrial properties

Brian Fallow delves into the multifaceted debate around the proposed overhaul of the Reserve Bank's monetary policy framework

Brian Fallow delves into the multifaceted debate around the proposed overhaul of the Reserve Bank's monetary policy framework

Brian Fallow looks at the breakdown of bipartisan consensus on trade policy and what this means, or might mean, for the sale of residential properties to overseas buyers

Brian Fallow looks at the breakdown of bipartisan consensus on trade policy and what this means, or might mean, for the sale of residential properties to overseas buyers