04-03-2024, 05:55 PM
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/t...K4C63BQFI/
As expected Luxon and his coalition buddies will take a 'shell game' approach to taxation, in this case transport related.
Increased vehicle registration fees as well as increases in fuel tax and RUC rates, and a review of these measures in 3 years time which is likely to see added carbon taxation if NZ wants to comply with its Paris Agreement ETS responsibilities. In addition NACT have pulled funding on coastal shipping, Auckland Light Rail and public transport and cycling initiatives thereby ringfencing their taxation gathering net from NZ motorists, and ensuring the Road Transport Industry is placated complete with the ongoing damage to our roading infrastructure.
Just as Luxon has demonstrated he is in the job for the benefit of #1 the Nat's are very much engineering their policies to benefit their corporate donors. We as a country are being sold down the road (pun intended).
As expected Luxon and his coalition buddies will take a 'shell game' approach to taxation, in this case transport related.
Increased vehicle registration fees as well as increases in fuel tax and RUC rates, and a review of these measures in 3 years time which is likely to see added carbon taxation if NZ wants to comply with its Paris Agreement ETS responsibilities. In addition NACT have pulled funding on coastal shipping, Auckland Light Rail and public transport and cycling initiatives thereby ringfencing their taxation gathering net from NZ motorists, and ensuring the Road Transport Industry is placated complete with the ongoing damage to our roading infrastructure.
Just as Luxon has demonstrated he is in the job for the benefit of #1 the Nat's are very much engineering their policies to benefit their corporate donors. We as a country are being sold down the road (pun intended).