Mike's Minute: We don't need a receipt to know this Government can't handle money

Best of Business · May 15, 2023 · 1m

I think National has made a mistake on tax receipts.

Tax receipts are the sort of quirky idea people pick up on and run with. They're the sort of left-of-centre idea the media can have a bit of fun with.

The trouble with that, is that we actually have some important stuff to deal with and for every minute you talk about what sort of receipt it would be, how it would be done, and what it would cost, you aren't talking about things like our debt or our spending or our crime or the number of kids who aren't going to school.

If there was any value in the idea it would be if you could break it…