Developing the future tax policy of New Zealand

The purpose of the Tax Policy Charitable Trust is to encourage future tax policy leaders and support leading tax policy thinking in Aotearoa.

Tax Policy Scholarship Competition 2024
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The 2024 scholarship is designed to foster innovation in NZ’s tax policy.

Learn more about the finalists, here.

Tax Policy Lecture Programme
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In September 2023, we sponsored the visit of Ian Parry, Principal Environmental Fiscal Policy Expert at IMF.  

Find out more about Ian’s lectures, here. 

Recognising past scholarship winners

Congratulations to Vivien Lei, who won 2022’s scholarship with a game-changing idea to fight climate change.  

Read about Vivien’s entry, here.

Latest news

Andrew Paynter, Peter Mersi and Matthew Seddon

Breaking New Ground: Joint Winners Announced at the 2024 Tax Policy Scholarship Competition

 Breaking New Ground: Joint Winners Announced at the 2024 Tax Policy Scholarship Competition 2061 1123 Tinaz Tata

Proposals focused on enhancing tax compliance and equitable revenue-raising earned top honours in this year’s competition. Now in its fifth year, the Tax Policy Scholarship Competition continues to push the boundaries of innovation in tax policy. This year, Matthew Seddon,…

Tax Policy Scholarship puts future tax leaders in the spotlight

 Tax Policy Scholarship puts future tax leaders in the spotlight 9149 6099 Taxpolicy

Four innovative young professionals have been selected as finalists in this year’s Tax Policy Scholarship Competition, a biannual prize hosted by the Tax Policy Charitable Trust. The fifth edition of the competition, which supports the development of innovative tax policy…

Emissions expert Ian Parry shares insights with NZ tax leaders 

 Emissions expert Ian Parry shares insights with NZ tax leaders  2560 1707 Taxpolicy

New Zealand has been engaged in debate around emissions reduction targets and the policies needed to achieve them. Recently, the Tax Policy Charitable Trust sponsored a visit from Ian Parry, a leading international expert on climate change mitigation strategies, including…

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2022 Robin Oliver Tax Policy Scholarship Winners

 2022 Robin Oliver Tax Policy Scholarship Winners 2560 1695 Taxpolicy

Bold and fresh ideas won the 2022 Robin Oliver Tax Policy Scholarship competition.   The annual scholarship, given by the Tax Policy Charitable Trust (supported by TMNZ) is designed to encourage university students to think critically about tax policy in New…

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The Tax Policy Charitable Trust was established by Tax Management New Zealand and its founder Ian Kuperus to encourage future tax policy leaders and support leading tax policy thinking in Aotearoa.

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