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Lisa Marriott, Professor of Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand's tax system is under the spotlight (again). What needs to change to make it fair?

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Aotearoa New Zealand’s new Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, has said we should look at ways to make the tax system fairer. Finance associate minister David Parker made a similar point almost a year ago, though there was little real action after his comments.

Generally, people don’t object to fairness. The problem is that we don’t all agree on what fairness looks like – especially when it comes to tax.

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