Auckland’s problems won’t be solved with another tax

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has renewed his calls for a ‘bed tax’ to be introduced, which has rightly been flatly refused by the Government.

“The last thing Auckland needs is another tax, and adding more problems isn’t going to fix the ones we already have” said Auckland ratepayers’ Alliance spokesman, Sam Warren.

“The Mayor stood on a platform of undoing the tangled bureaucratic mess that has plagued the Supercity since its formation. That’s what the Mayor stood for, and what he should spend his focus finishing.”

“Taxing visitors to try and draw in more visitors is backwards logic, and will be yet another slap to the city’s struggling hospitality sector.”

“Auckland desperately needs to dig itself out of the malaise it finds itself in. The focus needs to be on cutting through the noise and get back to basics, anything less than that is a distraction.”

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The Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance is a not-for-profit community group dedicated to championing prudent fiscal management of our Super City. Membership is free and open to all Aucklanders who sign up at www.ratepayers.nz.

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