tax Archive

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  Greenpeace, climate change and agriculture - by frog

  
  
  
  One of things that most strongly differentiates the Green Party’s holistic approach to dealing with climate change from other parties is that it does not have a blind spot on the issue of agriculture [pdf].Greenpeace, in it’s survey of political parties policies on climate change, asked all parties whether the farming sector or taxpayers should [...] read more
  March 31, 2008 12:02 pm - 13 Comments
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  Kerr is a contrarian, even with himself - by frog

  
  
  
  In a gloriously hypocritical about-face, the Business Roundtable announced today that a carbon tax would be better for business and the environment. In today’s Orwellian press release; Saving the Planet Must Not Cost the Earth, Kerr paints the Australians as having spent considerably more time than we have in evaluating their version of the ETS [...] read more
  March 28, 2008 2:21 pm - 9 Comments
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  How big a slice of tax cut would you like? - by frog

  
  
  
  Tax cuts. Cullen says his will be smaller but won’t negatively affect the economy or public services. English says his will be bigger but doesn’t want to play that up too much in case he gets caught in the chewing gum trap Cullen found him self in last election. Or worse, he could end up [...] read more
  March 27, 2008 1:55 pm - 7 Comments
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  Stiglitz on Green Policy - by frog

  
  
  
  I rushed over to the Michael Fowler Centre to catch “An Hour With Joseph Stiglitz“. Being a bit late didn’t matter as apparently Rod Oram did go on a bit with his introduction. Nevertheless, listening to this Nobel Prize winning economist was a breath of fresh air for any Green supporter. His statements in support [...] read more
  March 14, 2008 9:43 pm - 13 Comments
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  Dairy’s labour crisis - by frog

  
  
  
  John Key keeps telling us that tax cuts are the only way to stem the flow of Kiwis over to Oz. Call me a sceptic, but several reports over the last month paint a very different picture of why Kiwis are jumping the ditch. It seems a healthy chunk of young dairy talent are part [...] read more
  January 23, 2008 1:24 pm - 19 Comments
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  Taxing ‘bads’ not ‘goods’ - by frog

  
  
  
  Bob Edlin has an interesting article in today’s Independent Financial Review (off-line) where he examines each party’s tax positions in the lead up to the 2008 election.  All the other parties mentioned in the article take the opportunity to chant ‘tax cuts, tax cuts’ while the Jeanette reiterates the Greens’ position that the debate needs [...] read more
  January 23, 2008 11:03 am - 10 Comments