IRD warned that backtracking on plan to have platforms pay GST would come at 'a significant fiscal cost', a paper requested under the OIO shows.
Existing permits are due to run out in September 2026.
Northland businesses push for full expressway upgrade, projecting a $1.2 billion annual GDP increase.
But Barbara Edmonds says the current tax system is unfair.
‘I am a new minister and nothing is off the table.’
Nicola Willis says increasing taxes by stealth is unfair.
A CGT that tried to ‘tax everything that moves’ would be complex, accounting industry body says.
And Finance Minister reiterated that revenue from ETS would not be going back into pockets of private companies in the form of subsidies for carbon reduction technologies.
It will save those businesses a significant amount, says Small Business Minister Andrew Bayly.
Shane Jones says he has been told the supply has dropped down to five or six days.