Editorial: Charities must be just that - so let's have clarity - Opinion - NZ Herald News

Editorial: Charities must be just that - so let's have clarity - Opinion - NZ Herald News: Charity has a plain meaning to most people. It means an act of assistance for others, performed without pay or an expectation of reward. Governments have compromised the purity of the motive somewhat by giving tax rebates for contributions to registered charities, but the definition remains. Since tax rebates add to the taxation of everybody else, the definition is important.