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New tax would need to apply to family home to work - Key
All houses should be included under any property gains tax, Prime Minister John Key says, otherwise...
David Cunliffe: Borrowing, splurging for rich has to stop
The budget will be a success if it shows that National has realised it cannot go on as it has...
Andrew Gawith: Policy on welfare in need of inspiration
A flat tax could create a system that benefits everyone, says Andrew Gawith
'400,000 will leave in next 15 years'
NZ will lose 400,000 people to Australia over the next 15 years, based on income gap projections, the 2025 taskforce says.
Report: NZ could lose 10pc of population to Australia
New Zealand risks losing up to 10 per cent of its current population to Australia in the next 15 years, a report released today says.
<i>Bernard Hickey - </i> The free market god doesn't exist
I feel like a priest who has been wrestling with his belief in god...
<i>Brian Fallow:</i> Financial hub is a distant dream
On the face of it there is something risible, if not absurd, about any sentence with "New Zealand" and "financial hub" in it.
Tough decisions needed to avoid crisis -Treasury
Tough decisions about prisons, education, pensions and tax need to be made if NZ is to avoid a looming Government debt crisis, says Treasury.