Child Support Data Matching - Submissions Needed

Look what Mr Cullen, with full knowledge and agreement of Peter Dunne, Minister responsible for Child Support and United Future Leader, is trying to slip through.

This is laying the groundwork to stopping by tax-police at the border. Not for the commission of any crime, but because they are a member of a group of people who allegedly owe child ~~support~~ tax. No Court: just tax officials; no trial: just detention and collection of Child Tax.

It's the precursor to further draconian collection methods and yet again ignoring the root cause(s) of the problem in favour of treating the symptoms. Then will come the name and shame websites, then the pizza boxes and the imprisonment.

It will be like the good old USA! Check out Support The Movie. Look at the disaster that similar systems are causing in the USA. This is reflected the world over. The system creates the debt; it's flawed and produces debt as an outcome (about 70% of "Liable" Parents are in debt!)

The Taxation (Annual Rates, Business Taxation, KiwiSaver and Remedial Matters) Bill introduces the new R&D tax credit, company tax rate transitional and consequential changes, the KiwiSaver employer tax credit and compulsory employer contributions, tax incentives to promote charitable giving, liberalisation of a range of tax penalties and child support data-matching between Inland Revenue and the NZ Customs Service. For information on these and the many other changes in the bill see the commentary on the bill.

Submissions please. One page is fine. Just get them in and request to be heard by the select committee.

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