Luxon to attack in speech

[Wainuiguy]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...-tax-hikes

A 'big speech' which presumably means lengthy. Oh joy - just what we need in the middle of a pandemic!


"National Party leader Christopher Luxon is poised to use the first big speech of his leadership to launch a full-frontal attack on the Government's tax, cost-of-living and welfare dependency record.

On Sunday Luxon is giving a ÔÇ£state of the nationÔÇØ address in Auckland, and it is understood that he will use the speech to announce that National will repeal every extra tax hike or effective tax increases the Government has imposed since Labour came to office in late 2017.
Luxon is expected to also use the speech to outline how the National PartyÔÇÖs centre-right principles can guide New Zealand through a post-Covid world. This is understood to include a continued focus on welfare dependency ÔÇô especially at a time of low unemployment ÔÇô that the centre-right leader has made since Parliament returned last month."


I think most of us can remember the past attention to 'welfare dependency' from National in the past - 'the mother of all budgets' might ring a few bells. And the removal of a training allowance.


And you have to wonder exactly how any National govt would function if it removes that taxation. It does so far, sound rather like more of the same - the wealthy telling those struggling how to live.
Humans are slow learners.

Ah yes nothing like reviewing something before seeing or hearing it based on your personal bias.