Susan St John
Susan St John is an Associate Professor at Auckland University and a prominent critic of New Zealand's Working for Families tax credit system, particularly the Minimum Family Tax Credit (MFTC). She argues that the MFTC creates disincentives for work, as it does not adequately encourage increased working hours and can lead to families facing high effective marginal tax rates. St John has called for reforms to simplify the system, emphasizing that the current structure fails to support struggling families effectively.
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
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| New Zealand | 1 | 7.00 | 0.07% | +0% | 4,822,233 | 3,283 | $210,000 | 143$ |
| Totals | 1 | 4,822,233 | 3,283 | $210,000 | 143$ |
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New Zealand:
Economist and associate professor at the University of Auckland Susan St John said the threshold was far too low and would affect people on very low incomes.
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New Zealand:
University of Auckland associate professor Susan St John said Ric’s experience of ending up worse off as he tried to shift off government assistance was not uncommon.
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New Zealand:
Auckland University Associate Professor Susan St John has criticised the system on this basis.
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