Debt wouldn’t be a problem if this Government taxed the rich!
Critics say New Zealand’s debt panic is driven by neoliberal myths designed to justify cuts while protecting wealthy interests and property speculation.
Tax Reform
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National threw pay parity women under the bus to save their last budget, now cutting 8,700 more public servants to save this budget
After cutting pay equity protections, Nicola Willis is now targeting another 8,700 public sector jobs in what critics call ideological vandalism.
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The lesson from UK Labour meltdown that NZ Labour must learn
UK Labour’s electoral punishment is a warning shot for New Zealand Labour: voters hammered by inequality want change, not managerial drift.
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TOP’s Tax Reset Takes Aim At NZ’s Property Obsession
TOP has finally dropped the tax grenade both major parties are too terrified to touch: stop rewarding property speculation and start investing in people.
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Migrant Surcharge ‘Discriminatory’, Campaign Warns
A $6-a-day migrant surcharge won’t fix New Zealand’s infrastructure crisis, but critics say it will make vulnerable workers pay for decades of political failure.
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CTU welcomes Tax Justice Aotearoa policy statement as election-year debate begins
We tax wages. We tax spending. But wealth? Not so much. The CTU says that imbalance can’t survive another election cycle.
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The Oligarchy Mordor is in the New Zealand Shire
Giga-yachts at the top. Food banks at the bottom. This isn’t a gap — it’s a system.
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Corporate Profit Shifting in New Zealand Must End
Build The Nation says politicians are targeting the wrong problem. Instead of tinkering with mining royalties, Richard McIntosh argues New Zealand should crack down on offshore profit-shifting and force multinationals to finally pay their fair share.
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CTU Welcomes Labour’s Capital Gains Tax Plan
The CTU backs Labour’s proposed Capital Gains Tax, saying it would fund healthcare and create a fairer tax system ahead of Election 2026.
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Alliance Slams Labour’s CGT as Too Weak
The Alliance Party criticises Labour’s leaked Capital Gains Tax plan, calling for a wealth tax, FTT and full overhaul ahead of Election 2026.
