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<i>John Armstrong:</i> Flip-flop on GST puts Key's credibility on line
It would surely have been more advisable for the Prime Minister to have been straight up and down yesterday.
PM defensive after video reveals GST flip-flop
John Key has defended a proposed rise in GST after a Herald video revealed he had ruled it out in 2008.
Last GST hike had little impact, say tax experts
There was little impact on consumers the last time GST was increased by 2.5 per cent, say tax commentators.
Tax avoidance bill pushes ASB to $10m first-half loss
ASB Bank has taken $209 million of a $264 million tax and interest bill from tax avoidance settlements onto its books.
Change in property rules 'inevitable'
The status quo for property investors cannot be sustained, Tax Working Group member John Shewan says.
<i>John Armstrong</i>: Key's growth package just tax cuts in disguise
Wait patiently for three months for the real oil in the Budget before passing judgment on the Government.
Relief in property circles as most tax options ruled out
The vice-president of the Property Investors Federation is relieved that most housing tax options were ruled out in Prime Minister John Key's speech yesterday, but he is wary of what is to come.
Tax cuts: High earners set to benefit most
Big personal tax cuts for middle and high-income earners are likely to be announced in the May Budget and take effect from October this year.
<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> PM's agenda leaves room for improvement
Fran O’Sullivan rates how John Key delivered on the 'five takeouts' business expected from his Parliamentary statement.
Reaction: Housing shortage risk looms, say property investors
A property investors group is recommending rent hikes and a halt on maintenance as a result of proposed changes to property taxation.
'No bold plan at all' - Goff slams PM's statement
Phil Goff slams the Prime Minister's policy statement, saying it "fails on every count."
<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Leave the country now Gen X & Y
John Key has sent Generations X and Y a clear message: Leave the country now.
Latest updates: PM's speech
Live updates from the Prime Minister's first Parliamentary speech of the year.
<i>John Armstrong:</i> Key's quick march little more than a crawl
On a measure of boldness, John Key's new economic plan to Parliament scores about four out of ten.
Key speech - the main points
Some of the main points from Prime Minister John Key's statement to Parliament.
GST hike, tax cuts tipped - Key
A rise in GST to 15 per cent has been strongly signalled in the Prime Minister's statement to Parliament but it would be offset by across-the-board cuts in personal tax.
<i>Brian Fallow:</i> Little force in Key's speech
Business is unlikely to be blown away by the boldness of the vision outlined in today's agenda-setting speech.
'Bold steps' in Govt's programme - Key
John Key says he accepts some of the things to be announced in the Government's policy programme could erode his political popularity.