Pros and cons of a corporate tax rate cut

Pros and cons of a corporate tax rate cut
BusinessNZ CEO Katherine Rich - company tax rate cut at the top of the wishlist. (Image: Supplied)
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Business lobby groups support cuts to company taxes, although they differ on whether cutting the corporate tax rate would have the greatest impact compared to alternatives.Their comments follow kite-flying statements by the Minister of Finance, Nicola Willis, suggesting that reform of New Zealand’s “uncompetitive” 28% corporate tax rate is “on the table” for the Budget in May.Her comments were backed by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who told NewstalkZB that incentivising investment in technology was also a poss...

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