40% of households paying no net tax

Stuff reports:

More than one in four households are contributing nothing to New Zealand's tax take.

A table from Finance Minister Bill 's office shows 663,000 households – or 40 per cent – receive more in and other than they pay in tax. Thousands more are neutral contributors, or are close to it.

A timely reminder how generous a welfare system we have.

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