Is There a Case for a Payroll Tax? Roger Kerr, 13 March 2006.
Recent media reports suggest the government may be considering a payroll tax as an option in its review of business taxation.

By New Zealand Business Roundtable, New Zealand.

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Perspectives on Productivity by Roger Kerr. A recurrent theme of economic commentary by the government and the Treasury has been that economic growth in the past decade owed much to improvements in 'labour utilisation' and that, with unemployment now down to low levels, future growth must depend more on improvements in 'labour productivity'.

By New Zealand Business Roundtable, New Zealand.

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Business Roundtable Welcomes Carbon Tax Decision. Media Release: 21 December 2005. The government is to be complimented on its willingness to review its carbon tax policy?, Rob McLeod, the chairman of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, said today.

By New Zealand Business Roundtable, New Zealand.

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Briefing Papers Released. December 2005. The Ministry of Social Development?s briefing papers to the incoming Government are now publicly available. The briefings consist of three main papers ? ?Leading Social Development in New Zealand?, ?Achieving Better Social Outcomes for all New Zealanders, our Families and our Communities? and ?Managing for Outcomes?.

By Ministry of Social Development, New Zealand.

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