"Now that we have made the downstream changes necessary to buttress the new 39 cent tax rate, I am anxious to reactivate the Good Tax Policy Process. I have always recognised the merits of the GTPP, and its importance in creating certainty for business planning."

Speech by Dr Michael Cullen
Business to Business Show,
Westpac Trust Stadium 24 August 2000

I am sure that the Finance Minister means the Generic Tax Policy Process - or is the Good Tax Policy Process a secret and previously unannounced development?

Annabel Young MP National Party Spokesperson on Revenue National Party List MP responsible for Wellington Central and Rongotai. Have a look at my tax web-site http://www.tax.org.nz

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