Gas plan derailed by definitional dispute
from Focus on Politics Hosted 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 new taxes". RNZ's acting political editor Craig McCulloch examines the fallout in Focus on Politics. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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