Roman Travers: Do you really trust any government not to tinker with tax dials once an election is won?

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Apr 18, 2023 · 2m

How many times in recent decades have you heard the call for a better and fairer tax system?

How many times have we heard governments saying that the tax system needs to be looked at?

Well, I've got some good news for those at the upper end of income earning who may have been wondering when the tax axe was about to fall, forcing them to haemorrhage more.

It turns out, our tax system is pretty fair and equitable after all.

A new study completed for tax consultancy firm OliverShaw concludes that the wealthy in New Zealand pay most of the tax collected. OliverShaw is headed by the former deputy…