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Govt perks: Ministers can keep the change
Ministers will be given a lump sum of $37,500 a year to pay for accommodation in Wellington - and they can pocket any of the change.
![Disgruntled IRD worker in court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Disgruntled IRD worker in court
Hearing in September for man accused of smashing his car through the IRDs glass doors.
!['Real' value of MPs' salary packages](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'Real' value of MPs' salary packages
Ernst & Young accountant Jo Doolan estimated the "real" value of an average backbench MPs' salary package was $150,454.
![Young lives drown in culture of binge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Young lives drown in culture of binge
Alcohol abuse by young people is costing the country a fortune.
![Travel perks under review in House](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Travel perks under review in House
Politicians are being asked for their opinions on cancelling travelling entitlements for MPs convicted of crimes.
![<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Time to add GST to rents and mortgages](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Time to add GST to rents and mortgages
The biggest problem the tax system faces is that in a globalised era we are taxing all the wrong things.
![About-face lets 23 MPs keep travel perks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
About-face lets 23 MPs keep travel perks
A ruling days before last year's election restored lucrative travel perks to 23 MPs, 12 of whom were not re-elected.
![Grumpy taxman attacked IRD building](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Grumpy taxman attacked IRD building
A disgruntled Inland Revenue employee who intentionally drove through the organisation's Christchurch building has appeared in court.
![Tax debate - should we raise GST?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Tax debate - should we raise GST?
Should the way tax is gathered be changed? We set out the arguments for and against.