The Labour-National consensus on family support means the election won’t change much for NZ’s poorest households
- Written by Susan St John, Honorary Associate Professor, Economic Policy Centre, Auckland Business School, University of Auckland
Casual observers could be forgiven for thinking the National Party’s recently released Working for Families tax policy had been cut and pasted from the Labour Party’s own policy. The similarities are certainly striking.
Both parties pledge to increase the “in-work tax credit” (IWTC) by NZ$25, to $97.50 a week from April next...
