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2024-01-16 04:06:16 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7C8D1AFC80AFB5AB5719B764277DAC191C526317EE51E8744384C63322BC0D8A
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95,000 16 and 17 year olds paid $92 million NZD in income tax in 2022 alone in New Zealand. That is 73% of the ~120,000 potential voters David is referencing. It is incorrect to say 16 and 17 year olds do not pay income tax in NZ. Source: OIA Request to the IRD https://www.ird.govt.nz/-/media/project/ir/home/documents/oia-responses/may-2023/2023-05-25-income-tax-collected-from-14-19-year-olds.pdf?modified=20230813210419&modified=20230813210419
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