Public Policy

"The public service trades in continuity. You cannot destabilise it at speed and then act surprised when it stops working."

by Natalia Albert

Economy

"After sifting through the financial tea leaves, economists anticipate the latest GDP figures to show marginally brighter economic growth than previously expected."

Carmel Peters

Another week in tax: What went wrong with introducing a capital gains tax

Terry Baucher digs into 4,000 'please explain' letters and counting from the IRD, the unintended consequences of a global tax rate, the future of GST, and what went wrong with the introduction of a capital gains tax

25th Nov 19, 9:43am

by Terry Baucher

Terry Baucher digs into 4,000 'please explain' letters and counting from the IRD, the unintended consequences of a global tax rate, the future of GST, and what went wrong with the introduction of a capital gains tax