NZ Treasury showing ‘ideological right wing’ mindset by calling tax a burden, Greens say

NZ Treasury showing ‘ideological right wing’ mindset by calling tax a burden, Greens say
By Tina Morrison Sept 18 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand’s Treasury department, the government’s lead economic policy advisor, was accused of expressing ideological right wing views in a parliamentary select committee for calling tax a “burden”. Green Party co-leader Russel Norman questioned Treasury officials presenting the department’s long-term fiscal strategy to the finance and expenditure select committee whether the use of the term “tax burden” was a policy neutral way to describe tax, saying it reflected Treasury’s ideological position....