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 MEDIA RELEASE: Well-off New Zealanders Would Pay More Tax in Other Countries: New Research

MEDIA RELEASE: Well-off New Zealanders Would Pay More Tax in Other Countries: New Research

19 September 2024

New research shows that high earners in NZ are lightly taxed compared with those from other ...

MEDIA RELEASE: Coalition Budget Tax Switch Will Hurt Most Vulnerable

MEDIA RELEASE: Coalition Budget Tax Switch Will Hurt Most Vulnerable

30 May 2024

The coalition budget announced today is little more than a regressive tax switch, says TJA.

MEDIA RELEASE: No tax cuts at cost of spending cuts - voters

MEDIA RELEASE: No tax cuts at cost of spending cuts - voters

20 May 2024

Voters not keen on cuts to public spending and services to fund government tax cuts.

MEDIA RELEASE: Hipkins' Commitment to Tax Reform Welcomed

MEDIA RELEASE: Hipkins' Commitment to Tax Reform Welcomed

25 March 2024

Review of Labour's tax policies - including CGT & wealth tax - welcomed by TJA.

MEDIA RELEASE: ACT's Tax Policies Regressive, Shortsighted

MEDIA RELEASE: ACT's Tax Policies Regressive, Shortsighted

29 January 2024

An unlikely proposal to "flatten the tax system" at this year's budget is unhelpful and shor...

Government’s Unfunded Tax Plans Demonstrate Need for Better Taxes

Government’s Unfunded Tax Plans Demonstrate Need for Better Taxes

20 December 2023

The Government has still not fully explained how tax cuts will be funded, says TJA.

MEDIA RELEASE: Repeal of Tax Principles Act Undermines Transparency

MEDIA RELEASE: Repeal of Tax Principles Act Undermines Transparency

19 December 2023

The Govt repeal of Taxation Principles Act is short-sighted & a step backwards, says TJA.

MEDIA RELEASE: Labour's Signal on Capital Gains Tax Welcomed

MEDIA RELEASE: Labour's Signal on Capital Gains Tax Welcomed

05 December 2023

Deborah Russell's call for a rethink on Labour's tax policies is being welcomed by Tax Justi...

MEDIA RELEASE: Tax Progress at UN Welcomed - NZ Should Support

MEDIA RELEASE: Tax Progress at UN Welcomed - NZ Should Support

23 November 2023

Tax Justice Aotearoa welcomes last night's landslide vote in favour of international tax coo...

High Wealth report confirms fundamental unfairness in the NZ tax system

High Wealth report confirms fundamental unfairness in the NZ tax system

26 April 2023

Tax Justice Aotearoa welcomes the release of data from the IRD’s High Wealth Individuals Re...

TJA express its support for the Green Party's idea of an excess profits tax

TJA express its support for the Green Party's idea of an excess profits tax

31 October 2022

Tax Justice Aotearoa has expressed its support for the Green Party’s initiative in launchin...

TJA reacts: New Zealand’s Financial Secrecy rating “not good enough”

TJA reacts: New Zealand’s Financial Secrecy rating “not good enough”

17 May 2022

New Zealand has been rated 53 out of 142 countries in the latest Financial Secrecy Index rep...

Asset secrecy means NZ will struggle to implement Russia Sanctions Act

Asset secrecy means NZ will struggle to implement Russia Sanctions Act

17 March 2022

Laws in Aotearoa make it near-impossible to discover who owns some companies and trusts.

National's Proposed Tax Cuts

National's Proposed Tax Cuts "Destructive" - Tax Justice Aotearoa

07 March 2022

National’s proposed tax cuts have been described as destructive by Tax Justice Aotearoa.

Tax Justice Aotearoa slams Uber's irresponsible tax behaviour at a time of stretched public services

Tax Justice Aotearoa slams Uber's irresponsible tax behaviour at a time of stretched public services

18 November 2021

Tax Justice Aotearoa welcomes the report Estimating Uber's tax gap in Aotearoa.

State of Tax Justice Report reveals extent of global tax abuse

State of Tax Justice Report reveals extent of global tax abuse

16 November 2021

Countries are losing a total of $483 billion in tax a year to global tax abuse.

New Zealand Must Take A Strong Stand in International Tax Negotiations

New Zealand Must Take A Strong Stand in International Tax Negotiations

08 October 2021

TJA is concerned about international tax rules as 140 countries, led by the OECD and G20, ed...