Tax continues to feature heavily in the Election with the ongoing debate over the validity or otherwise of National's proposed foreign buyer tax. But away from the election, it has been a busy week in the tax world. By far the most interesting story, partly because of its source, but also how it speaks to the structure of our tax system, is the commentary from Matt Whineray, the outgoing chief executive of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF), about the fund's tax status. In an interview with the New Zealand Herald's Markets with Madison , he remarked on the NZSF's tax status, noting that since the fund began investing in 2003, it had paid nearly $10 billion in tax, including $2.

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