Party vote
Incomes and employment
The price of everything is rising fast, as inflation reaches its highest levels since the 1990s. The cost of living has become a major election issue with all major parties promising a raft of changes to ease the pressure on households. Some focus on increasing incomes through tax cuts or increases to benefits, some focus on reducing prices, while others maintain that the way forward is to reduce regulation to reduce costs on businesses.
Incomes and employment
The price of everything is rising fast, as inflation reaches its highest levels since the 1990s. The cost of living has become a major election issue with all major parties promising a raft of changes to ease the pressure on households. Some focus on increasing incomes through tax cuts or increases to benefits, some focus on reducing prices, while others maintain that the way forward is to reduce regulation to reduce costs on businesses.
Introduce a childcare tax rebate for families earning less than $180,000 per year
Adjust income tax brackets for inflation
Abolish the Auckland regional fuel tax
Revert the bright-line test for tax on property sales to two years
Allow interest deductibility on loans for rental properties
Use targeted rates to fund infrastructure for when developing on greenfield land
Increase funding for victim support services
Prioritise funding social services that have the biggest long term impact
Expand eligibility for the independent earner tax credit
Increase support and expand eligibility for Working for Families payments
Maintain the Winter Energy Payment
Ensure that businesses making less than $60,000 are exempt from GST
Fund tax cut using emissions trading scheme revenue
Remove tax depreciation for commercial buildings
End the planned extension of 20 hours free ECE to two-year-olds
Consider changing tax rules for startups
Stop work on an income insurance scheme
Provide taxpayers with annual report on government spending
Freeze petrol taxes for three years
Amend tax and foreign investment laws to encourage build-to-rent housing
Introduce a weekly income guarantee
Make the first $10,000 of income tax free
Reduce tax on income under $120,00
Introduce an income guarantee for families
Introduce an income guarantee for all students
Introduce an income guarantee for the unemployed
Introduce an income guarantee for people unable to work due to health conditions or disabilities
Introduce a wealth tax
Increase taxes on companies
Raise tax on income over $180,000
Oppose a wealth or capital gains tax
Remove GST from fruit and vegetables
Provide two weeks of paid partner's leave
Increase the in-work tax credit
Increase support and expand eligibility for Working for Families payments
Remove tax depreciation for commercial buildings
Increase the top trust tax rate
Provide tax rebates for improving energy efficiency in existing houses
Continue the free school lunches programme
Increase abatement thresholds in line with the minimum wage
Remove GST from all food
Make the first $30,000 of income tax free
Introduce a wealth tax
Increase taxes on companies
Introduce tax on foreign companies
Tax undeveloped land
Introduce tax on vacant houses
Increase funding for investigation of tax evasion and financial crimes
Introduce a universal student allowance
Cancel all debt owed to MSD
Increase tax on income over $300,000
Exempt those on low incomes from receiving attachment orders
Increase financial support for people leaving prison
Impose spending controls on parents receiving sole parent support
Impose spending controls on recipients of unemployment benefits
Introduce a two-rate income tax system
Introduce tax offset for low and middle income earners
Abolish the bright line test for tax on property sales
Provide tax refund using emissions trading scheme revenue
Reduce government Kiwisaver contributions
Adjust income tax brackets for inflation
Hold a select committee inquiry into removing GST from fresh food
Make the first $14,000 of income tax free
Provide a rates rebate to people over 65
Oppose all new taxes
Abolish the Auckland regional fuel tax
Make the first $20,000 of income tax free
Allow families with children to divide their income between both parents for tax purposes
Replace Working for Families with child tax credits
Adjust income tax brackets for inflation
Reduce taxes over time
Make the first $15,000 of income tax free
Provide a universal basic income by 2030
Introduce a tax on urban residential land
Extend the in-work tax credit to all children
Cancel all debt owed to MSD
Increase tax on income over $180,000
Reduce tax on income up to $80,000
Allow small businesses to accelerate depreciation for tax purposes
Provide cash payments to parents for early childcare and education
Introduce a childcare tax rebate for families earning less than $180,000 per year
Adjust income tax brackets for inflation
Abolish the Auckland regional fuel tax
Revert the bright-line test for tax on property sales to two years
Allow interest deductibility on loans for rental properties
Use targeted rates to fund infrastructure for when developing on greenfield land
Increase funding for victim support services
Prioritise funding social services that have the biggest long term impact
Expand eligibility for the independent earner tax credit
Increase support and expand eligibility for Working for Families payments
Maintain the Winter Energy Payment
Ensure that businesses making less than $60,000 are exempt from GST
Fund tax cut using emissions trading scheme revenue
Remove tax depreciation for commercial buildings
End the planned extension of 20 hours free ECE to two-year-olds
Consider changing tax rules for startups
Stop work on an income insurance scheme
Provide taxpayers with annual report on government spending
Freeze petrol taxes for three years
Amend tax and foreign investment laws to encourage build-to-rent housing
Introduce a weekly income guarantee
Make the first $10,000 of income tax free
Reduce tax on income under $120,00
Introduce an income guarantee for families
Introduce an income guarantee for all students
Introduce an income guarantee for the unemployed
Introduce an income guarantee for people unable to work due to health conditions or disabilities
Introduce a wealth tax
Increase taxes on companies
Raise tax on income over $180,000
Oppose a wealth or capital gains tax
Remove GST from fruit and vegetables
Provide two weeks of paid partner's leave
Increase the in-work tax credit
Increase support and expand eligibility for Working for Families payments
Remove tax depreciation for commercial buildings
Increase the top trust tax rate
Provide tax rebates for improving energy efficiency in existing houses
Continue the free school lunches programme
Increase abatement thresholds in line with the minimum wage
Remove GST from all food
Make the first $30,000 of income tax free
Introduce a wealth tax
Increase taxes on companies
Introduce tax on foreign companies
Tax undeveloped land
Introduce tax on vacant houses
Increase funding for investigation of tax evasion and financial crimes
Introduce a universal student allowance
Cancel all debt owed to MSD
Increase tax on income over $300,000
Exempt those on low incomes from receiving attachment orders
Increase financial support for people leaving prison
Impose spending controls on parents receiving sole parent support
Impose spending controls on recipients of unemployment benefits
Introduce a two-rate income tax system
Introduce tax offset for low and middle income earners
Abolish the bright line test for tax on property sales
Provide tax refund using emissions trading scheme revenue
Reduce government Kiwisaver contributions
Adjust income tax brackets for inflation
Hold a select committee inquiry into removing GST from fresh food
Make the first $14,000 of income tax free
Provide a rates rebate to people over 65
Oppose all new taxes
Abolish the Auckland regional fuel tax
Make the first $20,000 of income tax free
Allow families with children to divide their income between both parents for tax purposes
Replace Working for Families with child tax credits
Adjust income tax brackets for inflation
Reduce taxes over time
Make the first $15,000 of income tax free
Provide a universal basic income by 2030
Introduce a tax on urban residential land
Extend the in-work tax credit to all children
Cancel all debt owed to MSD
Increase tax on income over $180,000
Reduce tax on income up to $80,000
Allow small businesses to accelerate depreciation for tax purposes
Provide cash payments to parents for early childcare and education
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