Comments on: Exploding tax myths – Part 4

By: bikerkiwi

bikerkiwi — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:00:45 +0000

whenever you post on tax myths – I was a day and go read catus kate to get the ‘other side’ – its interesting to see both sides of the coin – and one of you are really wrong.

By: Stuart Hawkins

Stuart Hawkins — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:29:22 +0000

Wow I must not have read your comments properly as I think, at least in part, I agree with George. Dump income tax, company tax etc and replace it completely with a flat across the board GST.

By: George

George — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:33:42 +0000

I think that’s a fine idea, Jeremy.

I’d go for 100% surchage on unnecessary plastic tat from the Warehouse, and use the proceeds to reduce the contribution related to the ETS.

Surely the Greens (if they really are primarily Green) would support this?

There’s hardly a person in NZ I reckon (whether classified as ‘in poverty’ or not) who doesn’t over-consume. At least a consumption based tax does something to address this. In principle that’s got to be better that taxing effort.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:14:34 +0000

Why do we have no sales tax on poor quality consumption and reduce it on necessities. Apart form excise tax is it just the cost of administration? I would be thinking environmental, import, packaging, power consumption/efficiency….

I know it got a bit ridiculous until Douglas came along, but is it worth any thought.