Tax Justice Aotearoa

07/06/2026

Just over a week after Budget 2026 we reflect on the major tax and revenue implications, and what that means for the public services we all rely on.

A fairer society through tax reform

21/05/2026

Budget 2026 drops on 28 May. On Tuesday 2 June, our panel sits down to tell you what it means.

Tax on Tuesdays is TJA's post-budget briefing. Not a summary of what the government said. A frank debrief from experts in tax policy, health economics, and local government.

Free. Online. Open to everyone.

https://www.tjanz.org/tot_budget_2026

19/05/2026

Tax Justice Aotearoa's Nick Miller speaking to the NZ Herald about Google minimising the tax it pays in Aotearoa NZ once again...

"Tax Justice Aotearoa says tens of millions could be raised from individual multinationals, and hundreds of millions collectively, if Big Tech firms paid withholding tax on their service fees (assuming they were dominated by royalties)."

29/04/2026

29/04/2026

For folk in Ōtautahi Christchurch

28/04/2026

Shamubeel Eaqub gets the question the right way round.

In the year to 30 June, 2025, total government spending was $183.5 billion.

19/04/2026

Some great commentary from Rob Campbell on our Tax Policy Statement, pointing out the failure of the major parties to properly grapple with the tax element of our fiscal challenges:

Our major parties are ducking the major issues facing NZ – so other groups are filling the void

16/04/2026

National says Labour was sending "mixed signals" on its tax policy, after its revenue spokesperson said there were "good suggestions" in a document calling for changes to the tax system.

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14/04/2026

A fun fact to start the day: New Zealand's wealthiest families pay an effective tax rate of 9.4% on their economic income, while middle-class wage earners pay around 20% (Inland Revenue 2023). We think about this quite a lot.

Overall, it's clear our tax system isn't fit for the challenges ahead: it leans too heavily on income tax and GST, does almost nothing to ensure the wealthiest make a fair contribution, and could make better use of remedial taxes to drive positive behaviours. All the while inequality deepens and home ownership remains out of reach for so many. Not to mention the negative impact on our living world.

So you can imagine how we feel about the bold, evidence-based Tax Policy Statement Tax Justice Aotearoa and Better taxes for a Better Future has released today. It's exactly the kind of serious, detailed thinking needed, rich in evidence and full of concrete pathways forward!

If there's just one thing we'd leave you with: extreme concentrations of wealth destabilise the whole economy, drive up asset prices, and household debt which all increase the risk of financial crises. A sensible approach to taxing wealth isn't only about fairness, it's about economic stability and resilience.

This report deserves to be read widely and debated seriously.

https://assets.nationbuilder.com/tja/pages/3281/attachments/original/1776134165/TJA_Tax_Policy_Statement.pdf?1776134165

14/04/2026