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Higher GST proposed to shift tax focus from incomes
Raising the rate of GST could increase the economy's efficiency if it was used to shift the mix of taxes away from income tax, say experts.
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Officials push for tax system revamp
Senior Government officials are pushing for radical revamp of the tax system, papers show.
![BNZ to appeal tax avoidance case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
BNZ to appeal tax avoidance case
BNZ has decided to appeal the $645m tax avoidance case it lost in the High Court last month.
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English gets more than Labour equivalent got - Goff
The "housing-gate" furore just won't go away, despite Bill English suggesting it's time we all moved on from it.
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Ministers welcome housing allowance review
Ministers say they are welcoming a review into their allowances as more questions are raised about their expense arrangements.
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Ministers may be asked to cough up for official homes
Ministers renting out their private Wellington properties may be required to offset the cost of their official ministerial residences.
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Key orders review of ministerial housing rules
The Bill English housing furore prompts an enquiry into ministerial housing privileges.
![<i>John Armstrong:</i> Minister's allowance 'not a good look'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>John Armstrong:</i> Minister's allowance 'not a good look'
A Minister of Finance who lectures all and sundry about tightening their belts while taxpayers are paying off his mortgage is not a terribly good look.
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Key backs $900-a-week subsidy for English home
John Key has backed Bill English's $900-a-week accommodation subsidy for his $1.2 million home in Karori.
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English defends subsidies
Finance Minister Bill English is defending taxpayers paying more than $900 a week for his $1.2 million family home in Wellington.