Making sense of the tax debate – what we can learn from research
                ANALYSIS: Comparing three major recent reports on tax shows our tax system is not broken. 
                
                    
    
                
                
                    All recent tax reviews have concluded that our tax system is efficient.
                
                
                    
                        
                            
                                
    Robin Oliver
    Sun, 28 May 2023
                             
                         
                    
                    
                 
             
            
        
        
            
                
                    Three recent studies have considered effective tax rates in New Zealand:
- the Sapere report on effective tax rates for the entire population;
- the Treasury report. Similar to the Sapere report but uses a different methodology; and
- the Inland Revenue report on effective tax rates on 311 high-income
    
        
            
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