The fundamental role of government is to secure the welfare and safety of its people. The COVID-19 crisis coming so soon after the summer’s extraordinary… Read More ›

The Government’s Fiscal Tool Kit for COVID-19

How would you feel if you were having a Zoom meeting with your accountant and they asked “how would you like to save more than… Read More ›

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The key challenge for the Australian retirement income system is how to take full advantage of its Defined Contribution basis (including inter-generational equity and financial… Read More ›

Retirement Income Review: Focus More on Secure Retirement Income Streams, and Settle the Adequacy Debate

On 22 March (Sunday), the government announced a second coronavirus economic package. In addition to further one-off payments, the package includes some of the most… Read More ›

Coronavirus Supplement: Your Guide to the Australian Payments That Will Go to the Extra Million on Welfare

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The Tax Working Group and the Circular Economy: Context and Challenges

There has been much debate in New Zealand concerning the need for a separate and comprehensive capital gains tax (CGT) – a debate that was… Read More ›

The Tax Working Group and Capital Gains Tax in New Zealand — A Missed Opportunity?

Our study sought to engage with the Māori perspectives in the Tax Working Group Future of Tax report and surrounding documentation. We agree with the… Read More ›

Māori Perspectives in the New Zealand Tax Working Group Report: Tikanga or Tokenistic Gestures?

The final report of New Zealand’s most recent Tax Working Group was released in February 2019. The recommendations were dominated by two proposals: to introduce… Read More ›

How NZ Tax Working Group Recommendations Differs From Previous Reviews? The Influence of the Living Standards Framework and Māori Principles

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