Framework needs to set out clear mandate for central and local government in legislation.
New Zealand is the most over-centralised country in the OECD, Sam Broughton says.
New report suggests GST on rates should be paid back to councils.
Adopting a capital gains tax is just ‘basic economic sense’.
More than 20,000 submissions have been made on the bill, with many worried it weakens environmental protections.
Christopher Luxon says this is how he leads.
The Media and Communications Minister has been replaced in her portfolio by Paul Goldsmith.
‘We’re an outlier in not taxing capital,’ says accounting body tax chair Angus Ogilvie.
But the Labour Party says short-term profits are being put ahead of protecting the environment.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters rejects this criticism and says we're navigating a complex and more dangerous world.