Looking through TOP's implementation plan for their tax reset they are silent on when/how their adjustments to income tax brackets will be made. In isolation the changes to the tax brackets will see a significant increase to low to middle class wage earners income tax (for the <$50k portion going from either 10.5% or 17.5% to 28%). Once everything is implemented this increase is to be equalled out by the Citizen's Income (UBI) - but even this is planned to be rolled out over 4 years, increasing by 25% of the population each year which is implied in their plan to be based on age (with 18-29 the first to get it).
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From what I can see is during the implementation phase a lot of people are going to be potentially loosing out, or there is going to need to be a very complex transitional tax system in place for the 10+ years they are expecting it to take to fully phase in. Anyone got more information on this?
Has anyone got more info on https://whichparty.nz/? The FAQ says it was created by "a university student" that was tired of the overseas political quizzes not being relevant in NZ. Anyone got more background on this?
Those that I know that have taken it have been surprised by the results, and their political match and political Compass results even seem to contridict each other (land right next to a party on the Compass but they are my 3rd match on the list).
Any feedback?