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PSA, IRD settle collective bargaining after strikes

PSA, IRD settle collective bargaining after strikes

By Sophie Boot Sept. 10 (BusinessDesk) - Public Service Association members and the Inland Revenue Department have ended months of pay negotiations with union members voting to ratify a new deal. PSA members working at IRD went on strike three times this year - July 9, July...

Sophie Boot 10 Sep 2018
Closing the gap: How a capital gains tax could raise $100M a year from property companies

Closing the gap: How a capital gains tax could raise $100M a year from property companies

By Nikki Mandow Sept. 10 (BusinessDesk) - A capital gains tax could see listed investment property companies paying an additional $100 million in tax a year, according to a University of Auckland study. The findings, from University of Auckland accounting professors Jilnaug...

Nikki Mandow 10 Sep 2018
Govt direction on transmission may be needed for dairy sector electrification

Govt direction on transmission may be needed for dairy sector electrification

By Gavin Evans Sept. 10 (BusinessDesk) - Government intervention in transmission will probably be required if the country is serious about electrifying dairy processing to reduce the country’s carbon emissions, Babbage Consultants associate Richard Stretton says. Processors...