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An important pillar of the Alliance’s economic policy is the proposal to replace the goods and services (GST) with a Financial Transactions Tax (FTT). This report examines whether FTT should be preferred to GST on efficiency and equity grounds. Read more
The present review should build on the Laking reforms in establishing an efficient regulatory framework that is appropriate for the 21st century. Read more
This submission on the Working Group on CO2 Policy’s June 1996 discussion document Climate Change and CO2 Policy (the Document) is made by the New Zealand Business Roundtable (NZBR), an organisation of chief executives of major New Zealand business firms. The NZBR’s purpose is to contribute to the development of sound public policies that reflect overall New Zealand interests. Read more
There are clearly deep divisions of opinion in New Zealand on the relationship between the courts and the Employment Contracts Act 1991 (ECA). These address both substantive and jurisdictional issues. Read more
This submission first outlines the harmful effects of minimum wages and the considers the reasons advanced in June 1995 by the Department of Labour in favour of increasing the minimum wage. An annex considers studies of the employment impact of the minimum wage in the US and the conflicting conclusions drawn from them. Read more
The comments in this submission are based on the view that the key reform objective should be to increase economic efficiency. This is not to ignore other considerations. Read more
This submission is presented in five sections: does the draft plan meet the requirements of the Act?, expenditure and revenue, other issues, the strategic plan, and concluding comment. Read more
To make sense of the tort system, we need to understand its operation as a system. Like any system, it consists of various parts which are closely interrelated. Read more
From ancient times to the present, information has made the world go round, from the most routine of transactions to the most complex. One critical issue therefore is what legal rules, if any, should govern the creation, dissemination and use of information. Read more
The theme of this paper is comparative liberalisation. My aim is to set within a comparative historical framework the remarkable economic reforms in New Zealand which began with the change of government in July 1984. Read more