The government wants to give local bodies more power – that should include the power to tax
- Written by Jonathan Barrett, Associate Professor in Commercial Law and Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Getty ImagesWhere should real political power and authority reside in New Zealand? Since last year’s election, that’s been the central question behind a number of significant policy reversals.
Water infrastructure, health, tertiary education and tax have all been affected by the political and philosophical tensions between competing...
