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Reviving Values of an Egalitarian Society in New Zealand

Gareth MorganAugust 30, 2011Tax and Welfare

A while back we looked at why our Welfare State has lost its way, the government sees fit to give families earning $100,000 per year a handout, stigmatises everyone (apart from the elderly) who receives a benefit as a loser, and … Read More

The Morgan Foundation: Still Here and Still Thinking for the Future

Jessi MorganNovember 11, 2016Morgan Foundation

With the announcement of Gareth Morgan’s new political project: The Opportunities Party (TOP), there may be some of you wondering what now for the Morgan Foundation? Well in many ways nothing changes, it is business as usual for the foundation, … Read More

A land tax just for foreigners? Come on John, you’re better than this

Gareth MorganApril 27, 2016Economics

John Key has floated the idea of an annual land tax on foreign buyers of residential real estate as one response to the influx of money into the Auckland market particularly. Land tax is part of one of the biggest … Read More

Come on Bill, at least tax the Rich fairly

Susan GuthrieJune 17, 2014Economics

Enough ducking of the issues! Bill English’s response to Oxfam’s report about rising wealth inequality was to point to a government report which suggests income inequality hasn’t got worse over the last ten years. In other words the Minister doesn’t … Read More

My views on the 2012 budget

Gareth MorganMay 13, 2012Economics

Video Transcript Interviewer: Gareth, the government’s budget is coming up on 24th May and they’ve said it will be their second consecutive budget with no new spending. Is there an argument in times like this for the government to actually be … Read More

What does the Budget Mean for Healthcare?

Gareth MorganJune 2, 2011Health

Healthcare was the big winner in the budget, signalling that it remains a priority for the Government. With a ‘health inflation’ rate of about 4%, this budget will still probably feel like a cut for most DHBs. Yet this budget … Read More

But The Market Knows Best

Gareth MorganJanuary 29, 1997Economics

Gareth Morgan, Director of Gareth Morgan Investments The tension between market expectations of interest rates and the Reserve Bank’s monetary stance has heightened of late. The yield curve has taken on a fairly sharp ‘L’ shape reflecting this difference, with … Read More

A Speculator’s Dream

Gareth MorganFebruary 17, 1993Economics

Gareth Morgan, Director of Gareth Morgan Investments George the New York speculator, tired after a day of super profits punting the Irish currency, settles down for a night’s sleep. Dreaming of no sin but to be rich, his avaricious fantasy … Read More

Any Work Mister?

Gareth MorganJuly 1, 1992Economics

Gareth Morgan, Director of Gareth Morgan Investments Last week’s news that the HLFS (Household Labour Force Survey) unemployment rate was 11.1% rather than nearer 12% which all the forecasters had predicted, looked good news. It confirmed a slowing trend in … Read More

The Good The Bad and The Muddled

Gareth MorganSeptember 16, 1991Economics

Gareth Morgan, Director of Gareth Morgan Investments In providing forceful forecasts of where the economy is likely to lurch economists with only one hand run the risk of being gunned down by people who are irked by hearing views that … Read More

Pennies from heaven.

Rodney Hide’s arguments against corporate tax are dubious and naive

Gareth MorganMarch 31, 2016Tax and Welfare

Lately Rodney Hide has informed us that multinationals equilibrate their after-tax returns across all the markets they operate in. So if one country (NZ for example) hikes up company taxes then the multinationals simply invest elsewhere where the after-tax return … Read More

We need to start thinking quickly about the effects on New Zealand of China’s economy

Susan GuthrieAugust 25, 2015Economics, Uncategorized

Last week I gave a presentation about the ‘big picture’ to a gathering of government officials in Wellington. I talked about China’s economy and financial market volatility, rather on-the-money topics given this week’s global stock-market meltdown! Here is a potted-version … Read More

Three Ways the RMA Fails to Protect the Environment

Geoff SimmonsSeptember 30, 2016Environment

We often hear about the impact of the Resource Management Act (RMA) on the economy, but what about its impact on the environment? A new report from the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) answers this question, and the results aren’t pretty. … Read More

The True Cost of Wadeable Rivers

Gareth MorganAugust 22, 2016Environment

The water contamination scandal in Havelock North has had an untold cost on the people and economy of the region. Schools have been shut down and businesses have been at a stand still. While we don’t know the source of … Read More

Is a Financial Transaction Tax in New Zealand a silver bullet?

Geoff SimmonsAugust 9, 2016Tax and Welfare

Every time we discuss new taxes, people raise the possible alternative of a Financial Transaction Tax in New Zealand. Known by some as a Robin Hood Tax, or a Tobin Tax, the FTT would put a small charge on every … Read More

Parliamentary Commissioner Highlights Environmental Win Wins

Geoff SimmonsJune 29, 2016Environment

Last year the Ministry for the Environment released Environment Aotearoa 2015. This was the first state of the environment report under the new Environment Reporting Act. Today the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has released her review of that report. … Read More