Is NZ taxation compatible with human rights?

Is NZ taxation compatible with human rights?

In Aotearoa New Zealand, everyone pays income tax and GST. But does everyone pay in accordance with a human rights conception of taxation? This holds that we have a duty to pay tax because only in a community can we all flourish. As we approach the 80th anniversary of the negotiations that led to the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and with an election coming, it’s a good time to reflect on human rights and taxation. The d…