Tax Working Group papers released

Background papers prepared by policy officials for consideration at the second session of the Tax Working Group were released yesterday. The second session, held on 31 July, dealt with personal taxes, GST and transfers. For more information see the individual papers:

• Design of the income tax/transfer system (PDF 353KB)
• Changing the rate of GST: fiscal, efficiency, and equity considerations (PDF 2.1MB)
• Population ageing and taxation in New Zealand (PDF 505KB).