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Murray Brewer is the Board Chair and a tax partner at Grant Thornton New Zealand.

The tax empathy gap: Why Kiwis don’t want others to have a share

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Budget 2019: Unless we can find some way of taxing wealth as well as incomes, New Zealand is headed for an intergenerational economic meltdown, writes Grant Thornton tax partner Murray Brewer. It’s hard to get your head around how much money the government has. The slew of spending announcements in the run-up to Budget Day makes … Read more

Invest in the regions to save Auckland from itself

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What might the 2018 Budget deliver on regional economic development, and how will it intersect with our largest city? In the first piece in a series analysing Budget 2018, Grant Thornton’s Murray Brewer casts his eye over the options and opportunities.  The government’s moves on regional economic development are courageous and long-overdue, and will have … Read more