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What is the rationale, if any, for amending the requirement to publish a tax expenditure statement?

Answered Question 12627 (2026)
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Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

Question

  • What is the rationale, if any, for amending the requirement to publish a tax expenditure statement?

Answered by

Hon Nicola Willis

List MP · National Party · Minister of Finance

Answer

The rationale for legislating the requirement to publish a tax expenditure statement is to ensure that it continues to be published in the future. This was part of a suite of changes that aimed to improve transparency through the tax expenditure statement.