New Zealand First is disappointed that the removal of the
spousal deductions has had to be delayed by the Ministry fo
Social Development, due to COVID19 workload
pressures.
“New Zealand First has always stood for
fairness when it comes to superannuation so we are very
committed to removing what we consider an unfair deduction
from New Zealanders who happen to have partners with an
overseas pension,” said Rt Hon Winston Peters, Leader of
New Zealand First.
The government had committed to
removing the ‘spousal deduction’ from 1 July 2020, but
the introduction of a supplementary order paper in the House
today has delayed the removal until 9 November 2020. The
spousal deduction means that any New Zealand superannuitant
with a partner receiving an overseas pension will
automatically have that rate of overseas pension deducted
from their own
pension.
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