The government has proposed raising the international visitor levy to $100. But first New Zealand needs a clear strategy about who it’s trying to attract, and in what numbers.
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You may feel little sympathy for people in the top bracket of earnings, but don’t let that stop you reading. Like it or not, their views and actions matter to everyone
New Zealand’s ‘one percent’ pay lower tax rates than ordinary earners – just don’t expect any big changes to tax policy in the near future.
Tax advisers are more likely to act as “tax exploiters” for wealthy clients but “tax enforcers” for the rest of us.
How much money it takes to attain this status varies according to the size of the nonprofit getting the gift.
Raising income taxes for the super-rich can help ease the burden on government budgets and reduce inequality in society.
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Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management, University of Oregon
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Senior lecturer in Doctoral Program in Economics, Trisakti University
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Associate Professor, Accounting, UNSW Sydney
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Ann Kayis-Kumar is a Friend of The Conversation.
Founding Director of UNSW Tax and Business Advisory Clinic, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Hospitality and Tourism, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor, School of Taxation ＆ Business Law, UNSW Sydney
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Honorary Research Fellow, UCL Social Research Institute, UCL
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