Who pays the price of tax cuts for the rich?

The Tax Working Group has concluded that it's just too hard to stop tax avoidance by the rich. Their solution is the tax equivalent of allowing doping in sport

There's a lot to recommend the Tax Working Group's 70-odd page report released last week, but for poor New Zealanders it represents another kick in the nethers at a time of rising unemployment.

The report kicked off what will be one of the biggest political debates of the year – what to do about our taxes.

 

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