Tax

Tax is inherently values-based - what one person thinks is fair could be unfair to someone else. Is that why changing the system is so hard? Audio

New research conducted by Inland Revenue has found New Zealand's ultra-rich pay tax at less than half the rate of the average person.

National's leader Christopher Luxon says the solution is not a… Audio

One of the country's rich listers surveyed in a government report on who pays the most tax says he supports a capital gains tax as do most of the ultra-wealthy.

A two-year investigation by Inland… Audio

The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions is staggered by figures that show the country's richest families pay about half as much tax on their income as an average New Zealander.

The IRD investigation… Audio

The richest NZ families are taxed at less than half the rate of your average New Zealander, according to new research.

And the Green Party says the simple fix is a comprehensive capital gain tax. The… Video, Audio

Max Rashbrooke is a senior associate of the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies at Victoria University of Wellington and has written extensively on income inequality in New Zealand.

He talks… Video, Audio

An Inland Revenue investigation has found New Zealand's wealthiest families pay less than half the amount of tax, across all forms of income, than most other New Zealanders.

RNZ political editor Jane… Audio

Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Mark Sainsbury and Jo McCarroll discuss Inland Revenue's plan to keep a sharper eye on the "appropriateness" of tax deductions claimed by self-employed… Audio

Much of National's tax package is now under review after the shock economic forecasts, with the plan to scrap the top tax rate on the chopping block.

The government's defending higher interest rates… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

A record tax take, a better than expected deficit - could tax cuts be on the table going into next year's election? Audio

The UK PM has described 2022 as the year of "freedom fighting back". She says Russia needs to leave Ukraine and she is calling for the Kremlin to pay reparations. Liz Truss has also left no doubt… Audio

Our political commentators discuss the government's Kiwisaver tax u-turn, the cost of living payment, Luxon ruling out a Freedoms NZ coalition, and the Greens co-leadership. Gareth Hughes is a former… Audio

It came out of the blue - the Government was going to put a tax on KiwiSaver fees which would have netted $225 million per year from 2026.

The idea had been scrapped within 24 hours, the Government… Audio

The Government's backdown on charging 15 percent GST on KiwiSaver fees comes after a chorus of opposition to the move.

It would have netted it millions of dollars a year in extra revenue, but angered… Audio

A KiwiSaver fund manager says the government will have learned a valuable lesson with its GST u-turn: Mess with KiwiSaver at your peril.

The government abandoned plans to apply GST to fees less than… Audio