Coalition’s planned water tax breaches trade agreements, committee told
A top Mfat official says the government “[doesn't] have the ability to impose a water tax.”
The government has again been called out by the opposition for backtracking on its key policies – this time over its water tax plans.
The Minister of Trade admits there could some complications with its plans to impose a water royalty but a plan has not yet been “fully developed.”
The Labour/
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Jason Walls
Thu, 30 Nov 2017
Thu, 30 Nov 2017
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Coalition’s planned water tax breaches trade agreements, committee told
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