Developing the future tax policy of New Zealand

2022 Tax Policy Scholarship Competition

The 2022 Tax Policy Competition is currently underway.

Read about our four finalists here.

About the trust

The Tax Policy Charitable Trust aims to promote best practice tax policy and promote broader tax thinking for the public good.

Tax Policy Lecture Programme

Our next lecture will be in late 2023. Check back regularly for updates.

Read about our previous lectures here.

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2022 Robin Oliver Tax Policy Scholarship Winners

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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…

Guest speaker Dr Deborah Russell and Tax Policy Charitable Trust Scholarship winner, Vivien Lei

Inspirational idea wins Tax Policy Scholarship Competition

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A game-changing idea to fight climate change won this year’s Tax Policy Charitable Trust Scholarship. Each year, the Tax Policy Charitable Trust (supported by TMNZ) awards a scholarship to celebrate the brightest young minds in the industry, and 2022’s submissions…

Reflections on 30 years of tax reform – lessons from history

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Three former Treasury heads came together to discuss NZ’s approach to tax reform over the past 30 years, at a forum hosted by the Tax Policy Charitable Trust. The Tax Policy Charitable Trust, funded by Tax Management New Zealand (TMNZ)…

Tax Policy Scholarship showcases the next generation of talent

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Four bright young industry minds have emerged as finalists in this year’s Tax Policy Scholarship Competition, an annual prize hosted by the Tax Policy Charitable Trust.  The biannual competition, which supports the continuation of leading tax policy research and thinking…