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Gas plan derailed by definitional dispute

Focus on Politics by RNZ

Feb 13, 202600:16:00News & Politics

When is a tax not a tax? That question derailed this week's gas announcement, as ministers scrambled to explain a new levy despite having promised "no new taxes". RNZ's acting political editor Craig McCulloch examines th...

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Gas plan derailed by definitional dispute is an episode from Focus on Politics by RNZ. When is a tax not a tax? That question derailed this week's gas announcement, as ministers scrambled to explain a new levy despite having promised "no ne...

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