Friday's Chorus: A wealth tax policy and a possible GST change

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Friday's Chorus: A wealth tax policy and a possible GST change

Te Pāti Māori proposes wealth, land banking, ghost home, banking and corporate taxes, plus taking GST off kai; Labour won't rule out removing food from GST; Labour set to make Big Tech pay for news

Bernard Hickey

Jul 27, 2023

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The possibility that GST could be taken off food - specifically fruit and vegetables - is being raised again. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The Kākā

TL;DR - Te Pāti Māori is proposing a swathe of wealth, land-banking, ghost home and income taxes on the top 10% to pay for tax cuts for the bottom 90%. Labour is set to propose taking GST off fresh food. It is also preparing to legislate to force Big Tech to pay for news.

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