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Perhaps we could just trust voters?
It’s an oldie but a goodie, and it gets recycled every few years – our political leaders think we should have longer parliamentary terms. No matter that every time this one has been wheeled out for a...
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Nice try, but it won’t work
In this morning’s NZ Herald, Auckland accountant Alan Dudson proposes a simple way of sorting out the property market. By that he means making housing cheaper and easier to get into for families...
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The problem with tax havens
Despite everything you might hear, most New Zealanders mostly pay their taxes, on time and in full. We’ve got a very good compliance rate here. Somewhere between 80% and 90% of taxpayers pay their tax...
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More on tax rorts
I have an opinion piece in the Dominion Post this morning. Tax avoidance by well off a rort We know there are people who cheat the welfare system: claiming benefits to which they’re not entitled,...
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Tax evasion and benefit fraud
I was interviewed by 95bFM this morning, about tax evasion and benefit fraud. Dr Deborah Russell on Tax Evasion More than 3000 alleged welfare cheats have been caught in the past six months . Benefit...
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Avoiding capital gains tax
Bill English has pointed out that we already have taxes on various capital gains in New Zealand. If you’re in the business of buying and selling houses, or farms, or any other large items that are...
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Selected for Rangitīkei! Press release
In the party’s first selection meeting for the 2014 General Election, Labour has endorsed Dr Deborah Russell as the candidate for Rangitīkei. Deborah Russell is a tax expert and left wing columnist,...
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Why I’m standing
Left wing blog The Standard invited me to write a guest post about my ideals and why I’m standing for Parliament. Here’s what I wrote for them. Cross posted The first time I came up against a...
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Getting a fair go
I have an opinion piece in the Herald on Sunday this morning. We all deserve to get a fair go In the United States, when politicians want to connect with voters they talk about freedom. It’s a big...
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Maybe if we paid a decent wage…
In the news this week, the National-led government has legislated to ensure that the minimum wage is calculated over a fortnight, not a week. This means that an employer can pay an employee for 60...
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It’s about work
The Manawatu Standard ran a big article today about the local election races, between Labour MP Iain Lees-Galloway and the current mayor in Palmerston North, and me and the incumbent National MP in...
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Tweeting our new tax policy
People saying that Labour's tax rate of 36% will lead to rorts. But the trust rate will go to 36% too.— Deborah Russell (@BeeFaerie) June 25, 2014 And the company tax rate is already 28% ie. 5...
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Street corner meetings, candidates’ forums, it’s all on!
I’ve run street corner meetings in every sizable township in Rangitkei – Bulls, Shannon, Marton, Feilding, Ohakune, Raetihi, Ashhurst, Taihape and Taumarunui, and a couple in not so sizable places,...
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Campaign update – 16 days to go
16 days to go. The early voting booths are open – click here for a list of Rangitīkei early voting places. We’re busy with a cycle of candidates’ forums and street corner meetings and getting leaflets...
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About that CGT
I’ve been tweeting about Labour’s proposed CGT. Nats are scaremongering on Capital Gains Tax. Making up a bogie, pointing at it histrionically, and trying to alarm people. Standard way to form tax law...
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Campaign update – 7 September
Just 13 days to go. Or 13 sleeps, however you prefer to count this. I’ve had so many people contacting me to say that they’ve voted, and that they’ve voted to support me and the Labour Party. Thank...
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Working hard for Rangitīkei
It’s hard to believe that this election campaign is nearly over. My team and I have been working hard for months. We’ve visited every town and village in the electorate, knocked on doors, held street...
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This is very gratifying
The local paper has handed out some campaign awards. Manawatu’s pre-election awards Best campaign: Deborah Russell, Labour. Faced with the unenviable task of taking on National’s Ian McKelvie in...
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Labour leadership: working out how to vote
Every time I’ve talked to a friend or a Labour member or supporter over the last couple of weeks, I’ve asked them who they thought would be the best choice for leader amongst the four people who are...
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The “Property Investors Pay Tax Already” canard
Capital gains tax is back under discussion, with the Governor of the Reserve Bank practically pleading with the government to do something about absurd property prices in Auckland (one, two). A capital...
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