No Need For New Zealanders To Have To
Pay Petrol Increase
The Governments transport package as
announced today breaks a promise not to bring in new taxes
on middle New Zealand, says National Party Leader Bill
English.
"The Government will collect over 227 million
dollars in new petrol tax and every household and every
business will have to foot the bill.
"I want to see
Auckland's roading problems fixed. National announced an
aggressive policy a month ago, which the Government has
clearly picked up on as most of our ideas, even those Labour
have opposed such as the public/private funding projects
have been included. "Labour does not need the new tax. The
Government could use money from the petrol tax it already
collects. The Government has large surpluses and tax revenue
is already several hundred million dollars ahead of
budget.
"A National Government would repeal this petrol
increase," says Mr English.
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