"everything based on a higher GST with no income tax at all."I...

"everything based on a higher GST with no income tax at all."

I have always thought this would be the way to go.
Years ago I was shown how this could work and in theory it looked good. Not to mention we could sack 90% of the IRD which would save the country billions and I would have little use for an accountant. I would have a shipload less paper work and bureaucratic obligations.

Unfortunately politicians get in the way of common sense!