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Tax is good and the rich need more of it, BERL economist says

How to balance the tax burden between rich and poor.

Brent Edwards Wed, 13 Mar 2019

Politics is dominating the debate on the proposed capital gains tax but BERL’s chief economist Ganesh Nana says it is time for a grown-up debate on tax.

The government appears to be getting the jitters about a capital gains tax as the National Party relentlessly attacks the idea.

Dr Nana is

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Brent Edwards Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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