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Tax write-off issues still remain

Tuesday 8 May 2018 | Published in Opinion

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Tax write-off issues still remain
Prime minister Henry Puna and fi nance minister Mark Brown confer in parliament in this CINews fi le photo. The tax-write off followed on from a “tax amnesty” fi rst announced by the prime minister in December 2016. 18050768

Political commentator John Scott takes a look at the secrecy behind the government’s decision to write off tax owing by various businesses and private individuals before January 1, 2010. The decision sparked outrage, leading to conjecture that it may have been designed to specifically benefit certain political figures.

Political commentator John Scott takes a look at the secrecy behind the government’s decision to write off tax owing by various businesses and private individuals before January 1, 2010. The decision sparked outrage, leading to conjecture that it may have been designed to specifically benefit certain political figures.


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