More on the Australian Budget, is New Zealand a tax haven, Google's 2025 results & looking ahead to next week's Budget

About this episode

The episode discusses the Australian Budget, the taxation of discretionary trusts, the perception of New Zealand as a tax haven, and Google's financial results while looking ahead to the upcoming Budget.

More on the Australian Budget and changes to the taxation of discretionary trusts, is New Zealand a tax haven, Google’s 2025 results highlight the Big Tech, Little Tax problem and what might be in the Budget next week.

Topics covered

• Australian Budget
• taxation of discretionary trusts
• New Zealand tax haven
• Google results
• Big Tech taxation
• upcoming Budget

Keywords

• Australian Budget
• New Zealand tax haven
• discretionary trusts
• Google 2025 results
• Big Tech
• taxation
• upcoming Budget

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google, Big Tech, Little Tax

Products: 2025 results

Places: Australia, New Zealand

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