15-08-2023, 10:19 AM
(15-08-2023, 10:11 AM)C_T_Russell Wrote:And then you get the situation of landlords not passing their rates deduction onto their tenants, in much the same way as the F&V supermarket scenario.(13-08-2023, 11:01 PM)harm_less Wrote: That can be justified in that property rates contribute towards services provided by councils. As GST is a Goods & Services Tax
Rates is essentially property tax that goes to local govt.
Placing tax on a tax makes no sense. Cost of living is getting ridiculous.
If labour want to help households, take the GST off the rates, I would save the best part of $400 per year if that was removed.
A far better approach would be to zero tax the lowest income bracket. Simple, focussed and uncorruptable, but I seem to remember someone else suggesting that approach just lately.