Will Dr Cullen increase taxes on some?
Vernon Small from the Dom Post blogs his speculation that Dr Cullen may do what he did in 1999, and bring in a new top tax rate, to help pay for tax cuts elsewhere. How does he stop the highest paid...
View ArticleThe secret mini-Budget
The Herald starts to ask the obvious questions about Labour’s planned mini-Bduget for December – how much will it cost? Labour will not reveal how much more taxpayers money they will spend. Labour...
View ArticleGST to 15% and top income tax to 45%
Labour have left the economy with a projected decade of deficits and the latest economic news, coupled with Labour’s massive spending promises, could push the country into a structural deficit. Top tax...
View ArticleWill Labour reveal their tax increases policy before the election?
Smart readers will have noted Labour have been very careful not to rule out tax increases after the election. They have said they will not reverse their current tax cuts, but they have left open...
View ArticleRalston on Labour
Bill Ralston has the same suspicions as me: I have the horrible feeling that Labour, had it still been in government, would have cancelled the tax cuts and thrashed the exhausted middle class for more...
View ArticleHerald fails Economics 101
The Herald editorial fails the most basic economics test. They say: In these circumstances, the Government ought to be considering a tax levy for a limited term. The Greens suggest 1.5 per cent on...
View ArticleUnion demands top tax rate of 50%
Stuff reports: Calls for increased taxes on the wealthiest New Zealanders have been backed by the country’s largest union, the Public Service Association.Tax Justice Aotearoa, formed in 2018, wants a...
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