Politics
Policy
Jane Clifton: JANE CLIFTON: Soaking the rich – a taxing issue
The government has again disappointed its core constituency by declining to soak the rich. It has opted merely to dampen the hems of their garments.
Policy
Election 2020: Every policy in one place
Make an informed choice with BusinessDesk's election policy comparison tool.
Policy
ELECTION 2020: Labour to reintroduce 39% top tax rate
New top tax rate would kick in for those earning $180,000 and could raise $550 million new tax revenue.
Finance
Labour promises to extend interest free loans, regulate card fees
Labour will spend $1.5 billion to extend its small business cashflow scheme for three years and add a year to the interest free period, if it wins next month's election.
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Pattrick was judged New Zealand's best overall columnist and business columnist of the year at the Voyager 2021 Media Awards. He has more than 35 years’ experience reporting and working in New Zealand politics and the commercial sector. A former Press Gallery chairman, he is an award-winning journalist and has worked for titles including The Dominion, The Press, Sunday Star-Times and National Business Review. He was the first NZ correspondent for The Australian and co-founded BusinessDesk in 2008.
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