The Government's tax take has surpassed Treasury’s expectations for the first time in a while.
This positive result was found to have come from efforts to minimise the amount of tax trustees pay.
NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny says this shows how hard companies worked to flush out their retained earnings.
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