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WEBWritten By: mickysavage Date published: 10:51 am, September 19th, 2024 - 21 comments Categories: capital gains, capitalism, Economy, tax, uncategorized Tags: A recently Tax Justice Aotearoa study suggests that the country could impse a capital gains tax or wealth tax and the wealthy would still be better off than they would be in similar countries.
Politics - The Standard
WEBBy: Mountain Tui - 1:06 pm, August 14th, 2024 - 32 comments. When Luxon claimed $1000 a week of tax-free, taxpayers money for accommodation, because he didn’t want the 2 free properties he was offered, he said he was entitled to it. But according to the government, all beneficiaries now require harsher rules or risk having their entitlements ...
Environment - The Standard
WEBA new Labour electricity policy. Written By: advantage - Date published: 10:19 am, September 9th, 2024 - 70 comments. Proposed policy for the Labour Party. New Zealand’s power system should empower the people in their lives and systems, secure electricity use and production for New Zealand in perpetuity, and make the electricity system serve New Zealand not the other way round.
local government – The Standard
WEBAug 28, 2024 · By: Mountain Tui - 4:16 pm, August 30th, 2024 - 38 comments. 94% of councils that have voted vote to retain Maori wards. Many of them are National background Councillors and previously urged Central Government to not push ahead with the legislation. The forced local referendums are now expected to cost ratepayers and take away from Council ...
International – The Standard
WEBBy: nickkelly - 8:52 am, May 2nd, 2024 - 2 comments. According to Zoopla, the average monthly rent in London as of April 2024 is £2,121. Council tax, internet, water and energy bills are usually on top of this and have increased significantly in the last two years. The average monthly income after tax is £2,902.50.
Power and Speed « The Standard
WEBAug 26, 2024 · The amount of natural gas in New Zealand’s reserves has decreased by 335 PJ or 20% between 1 January 2023 and 1 January 2024, to 1,300 PJ. 44% of this reduction is due to gas extracted and used over the course of 2023. The remaining 56% is a result of revisions to reserves figures from gas field operators.
Economy - The Standard
WEBDavid Seymour’s Ministry of Regulation costs $80mn. By: Mountain Tui - 12:38 pm, August 22nd, 2024 - 17 comments. David Seymour’s new Ministry has 91 staff, including 3 Deputy CEOs who earn up to $348K each – more than Ministers. Seymour wants to use it as a vehicle to change how NZ makes laws and invokes Ruth Richardson in his vision.
About - The Standard
WEBThe Standard newspaper – from where our masthead comes – was founded by labour movement activists in the 1930s. They used it as a vehicle to share their views with a broader audience – a perspective they felt the mainstream media was representing poorly. We think the same is true today.
news – The Standard
WEBYoutube punishes Murdoch’s Sky News for pedalling Covid misinformation. Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 7:44 am, August 3rd, 2021 - 38 comments. This will have the conspiracy theorists spinning. Youtube have stopped Murdoch’s Sky News Australia from uploading videos for the next seven days after the channel uploaded videos questioning Covid and advocating for the use of ...
national - The Standard
WEBAug 18, 2024 · Is the Treaty Principles Bill dead or has it just suffered a flesh wound? Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 12:31 pm, August 20th, 2024 - 21 comments. Even though National and NZ First have ruled out supporting Act’s Treaty Principles Bill beyond the first reading David Seymour thinks that the Bill has a chance of succeeding and wishes to proceed with introduction of the bill.