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title: Most better off under new tax structure  - NZIER Insight 13
description: Likely tax changes in the upcoming Budget will leave most households better off.
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# [Most better off under new tax structure  - NZIER Insight 13](https://www.nzier.org.nz/publications/most-better-off-under-new-tax-structure-nzier-insight-13)

 Written by [The NZIER Team](https://www.nzier.org.nz/publications/author/the-nzier-team) | March 8, 2010

Likely tax changes in the upcoming Budget will leave most households better off. NZIER’s preliminary estimates suggest the median household earning $65,000 a year can be better off by around $12 a week. This is the impact of a likely reduction in personal income tax and increase in GST.

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