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The government wants to soak up the tax that's leaking out of online sales.

Digital downloads and services are first in line to be hit with GST, with cheaper goods bought over the internet to be tackled next.

This week's Insight looks at whether a simple system, that won't cost more than the tax collected can be found and if multi-national online players, should they be paying their fair share of company tax in New Zealand?

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