2017 Election

...haha..finally the socialists see the error of their ways..and clutch at a straw🙄
....let's just get into power at any cost and sort out the shit hitting the fan as it happens😉

Labour tidies up tax policy, will delay new changes until 2020

Labour has decided to delay any implementation of changes from its tax working group until after the 2020 election in a bid to stop any further political damage from its tax policy.

Finance spokesman Grant Robertson has just made the announcement, which is a reversal of the previous position of leader Jacinda Ardern.

She had reserved the right to implement any changes without an electoral mandate at the 2020 election.

But Robertson said Labour had "heard the call for New Zealanders' voices to be heard".

"We will involve the public at every stage of the Working Group, as well as Cabinet and Parliament's consideration of any changes that arise from it.

"We know it is important to get this right, so we will balance the need for certainty and urgency by ensuring that any potential changes will not come into effect until the 2021 tax year.

"This gives multiple opportunities for public input, and a general election before any new tax would come into effect.

"To avoid any doubt, no one will be affected by any tax changes arising from the outcomes of the Working Group until 2021.

"There will be no new taxes or levies introduced in our first term of government beyond those we have already announced."

The move comes in the wake of the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll, showing National on the rise and Labour on the decline.
Herald