The Centre for Accounting, Governance and Taxation Research - VUW Tax Working Group
Victoria University of Wellington, is pleased to announce that, in partnership with the Treasury and Inland Revenue, the Centre for Accounting, Governance and Taxation Research will coordinate a Tax Working Group (TWG) that is being set up to address key medium-term tax policy challenges facing New Zealand, with the support of the Minister of Finance, Hon. Bill English and the Minister of Revenue, Hon. Peter Dunne.
Against the backdrop of a challenging economic and fiscal environment and tax reviews overseas, the TWG will consider the medium-term direction of the current tax system and work through the pros and cons of a variety of policy options. Through a series of regular meetings between June and November 2009, and papers prepared by officials or commissioned from tax experts, the TWG will provide a forum for informed discussion of the issues.
The TWG, which comprises individuals from the private sector and academia and also includes tax policy officials from the Treasury and Inland Revenue, has the following membership:
Bob Buckle, Faculty of Commerce and Administration, VUW (Group Chair)
Rob Cameron, Cameron Partners
Paul Dunne, KPMG
Arthur Grimes, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Rob McLeod, Ernst & Young
Gareth Morgan, Gareth Morgan Investments Limited
Geof Nightingale, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mike Shaw, Deloitte
John Shewan, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Casey Plunket, Chapman Tripp
John Prebble, Law School, VUW
Mark Weldon, NZX Limited
David White, Centre for Accounting, Governance and Taxation Research, VUW
Members from Inland Revenue Department
Matt Benge
David Carrigan
Robin Oliver
Members from the Treasury
Norman Gemmell
Michelle Harding
Bill Moran
In addition, experts in various areas have been invited to attend some sessions:
Len Burman, Syracuse University, New York
Andrew Coleman, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Peter Conway, New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Lew Evans, Victoria University of Wellington
Phil O'Reilly, Business New Zealand
Susan St John, The University of Auckland
For further enquiries, please contact:
Vanessa Borg (+64 4 463 5078)
Administrator - CAGTR
Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor Tony van Zijl (+64 4 463 5329)
Director - CAGTR
Victoria University of Wellington
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