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Treasury suggests raising GST to 32 percent and pension age to 72

RNZOtago Daily TimesThursday 25 September 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated

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The Treasury's latest long-term fiscal statement outlines potential solutions to manage financial pressures from an ageing population. Proposed measures include increasing the GST to 32 percent and raising the pension age to 72.

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First reported by RNZ, Thu 25 Sep 2025, 11:29am · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 33 minutes
  1. RNZRNZ

    GST at 32 percent, pension age of 72 among Treasury solutions to financial crunch (opens in new tab)

  2. Otago Daily TimesOtago Daily Times

    Treasury suggests pension age at 72, GST at 32% (opens in new tab)