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"We need to talk about why we pay taxes." (Cover)
Contents: What does a good tax system look like? -- Nobody likes secondary tax -- All savings are equal, but some are more equal than others -- The love affair with property -- Capital gains tax - the final frontier -- Taxing multinationals -- Who writes tax law? -- Where to from here?
Summary: Drawing on the latest evidence and using plain language, the authors explore thorny issues such as the taxation of housing, multinationals and inequality between generations. The remedies proposed in this short book will help change the way New Zealanders think about tax in the twenty-first century. (Publisher)
BWB texts.