Kevin: Tick Tock

The government’s top fi5ancial advisers are warning that its books are on “an unsustainable trajectory” unless policies are changed to account for the country’s ageing population.

New Zealand’s population is growing older, with an increasing share of the population aged over 65,” Treasury chief economic adviser Dominick Stephens said in a speech to the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand annual tax conference in Wellington […]

Brian Easton: Is the New Zealand’s Retirement Strategy Sustainable?

Today’s mañana strategy will lead to a crisis for the oldest elderly.

It is said that the only certainties are death and taxes, but a lack of each causes uncertainties. As longevity increases, the pressures on state spending increase. A reluctance to increase taxation means the pressures on the elderly increase.