Tax Policy Charitable Trust Scholarship co-winner Andrew Paynter on his proposal to increase GST to 17.5% with a credit for low income

My guest this week is Andrew Paynter, a policy advisor at Inland Revenue and co-winner with Matthew Seddon of this year's Tax Policy Charitable Trust Scholarship. The Tax Policy Charitable Trust was established by Tax Management New Zealand and its founder Ian Kuperus to encourage future tax policy leaders and support leading tax policy thinking in Aotearoa. Andrew’s proposal is to increase the rate of GST to 17.5% and introduce a GST refund tax credit for low- and middle-income individuals.