New tax rates
Sir, —I think we should all take our hats off to the AuditorGeneral, Brian Tyler. He is doing a good job, has the courage to speak out and he must stay in that job. If the Government can waste $2.5M on advertisements then give Mr Tyler a rise. At least we will get value for money, which is more than I can say for some M.P.s. This Government has walked over us long enough. Its arrogance has no end. — Yours, etc., R. SAXON. October 1, 1988. Sir, —Is the Government’s new tax really fair? A husband and wife with two children both work. They earn $303 gross a week each. Under the old tax rate they were taxed $63.19; under the new tax rate they are taxed $72.72 each. They now between them take home $19.06 less a week than before. To gain any benefit from this new tax rate a worker has to gross $460 or more a week. Thousands of part-time workers grafting away to supplement the family income are going to lose money under this new system. — Yours, etc., B. G. KERR. October 2, 1988.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19881006.2.96.8
Bibliographic details
Press, 6 October 1988, Page 14
Word Count
191New tax rates Press, 6 October 1988, Page 14
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in