With the Prime Minister’s “no new taxes”
pledge long gone, the Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the
National Party to commit to scrapping the 500% increase to
the Government’s waste levy if elected to
Government
Reacting to the Government’s
announcement, Taxpayers' Union Campaigns Manager
Louis Houlbrooke said:
“Like higher fuel taxes and
road user charges, the higher rubbish tax will eat directly
into family budgets, through more expensive rubbish bags,
higher rates, fees at the landfill, and costs passed on by
businesses.”
“This tax hike — about $120 per
year per household — will hit even harder for larger
families who produce more waste and tend to be poorer. It
will see even more rubbish end up at river sides and illegal
dumps.”
"The only real winners are councils, who
will collect this money at the expense of their
residents."
“The National Party are right to
condemn this tax hike, but they need to go the extra
step and commit to scrapping it if
elected.”
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