GST Archive

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  “National will not be raising GST” – 1st anniversary edition - by frog

  
  
  
  Celebrate the 1st anniversary of National breaking its 2008 election promise to not raise GST by making a commitment to vote for a Party you can trust – the Greens. read more
  October 1, 2011 5:49 pm - 12 Comments
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  National will not be raising GST – April Fools Day reprise - by frog

  
  
  
  This Friday is April Fools’ Day. It also will mark six months since the National-led Government increased GST to 15%, despite John Key’s pre-election promise. How’s the increase affecting your wallet? read more
  March 30, 2011 12:51 pm - 7 Comments
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  Play it one more time: “National’s not going to be raising GST…” - by frog

  
  
  
  “If we do a half decent job at growing our economy, I’m confident that won’t be happening and that’s not on our agenda.” – John Key read more
  October 1, 2010 9:29 am - 32 Comments
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  Tourism Industry joins the dots - by David Clendon

  
  
  
  Great to see the Tourism Industry Association contributing to the debate about some of the choices this government is making, and how it could affect this critical sector of our economy, which last financial year accounted for more than 16% of our foreign exchange earnings. In its submission to the question of mining on Schedule [...] read more
  May 24, 2010 9:05 am - 9 Comments
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  National is not going to be raising GST (slight return) - by frog

  
  
  
  Some people seem to be suggesting that John Key’s pledge not to increase GST needs to be considered in the context of the interviewer’s introduction: “GST could potentially rise to 15% to cover deficits over the forecast years”. Well, I guess they are right. GST is going up to 15%, but the deficit is set [...] read more
  May 22, 2010 3:07 pm - 20 Comments
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  Key and GST: Play it again, John - by frog

  
  
  
  A little after 2.00pm tomorrow, New Zealanders will know if John Key was telling the truth on raising GST. I suspect this is just not going to go away, however much Key and Bill English may try to spin it. read more
  May 19, 2010 6:04 pm - 16 Comments
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  Poll affirms Family Party GST policy - by frog

  
  
  
  This media release is just out from the Family Party. A research company says four out of five New Zealanders think the Government should consider lowering taxes on food and petrol. The Government has again ruled out cutting GST on petrol saying it wouldn’t make any difference, but Research New Zealand said a poll showed the [...] read more
  June 18, 2008 9:52 am - 39 Comments
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  GST on Food - by frog

  
  
  
  Taking GST off food is the topic de jour of the week, with both Labour and National now commenting on it. So let’s open up a discussion about it here too. My thoughts are that the benefits are: It is a simple, pragmatic response to a specific problem (rising food prices). It could possibly be [...] read more
  April 29, 2008 8:29 am - 31 Comments