Thursday 6 Jun 2002 Richard Prebble Press Releases -- Economy
Lower taxes than Australia
Better business environment than Australia
Fast track back to first world status
Lower taxes for every worker
ACT will implement a well-designed package of tax cuts to boost growth, jobs and prosperity.
ACT policies will achieve the 4% plus growth needed to return New Zealand to the top half of OECD countries. ACT
policies are pro-business (that in New Zealand means small business), pro-jobs and pro-growth. New Zealand is a trading
nation in a global economy. Australia's company tax is 30 cents, i.e. 3 cents lower than New Zealand.
Under Labour, compliance costs have increased $26,000 over three years for a medium-sized business. OECD says New
Zealand taxes on income and company profit are third highest in OECD.
ACT will immediately:
· Cut company tax rate from 33 cents to 28 cents - (lower than Australia).
· Reduce personal income tax from 33 and 39 cents to 28 cents, and from the present 19.5 cents to 18 cents, ie. a tax
cut for all workers.
· No one will be worse off - there will be no cuts to health or education.
· Conduct a zero-based review of regulations, a Regulatory Responsibility Act - rewrite Employment Relations Act, ACC,
Resource Management Act and OSH - to make business friendly.
Cost of tax package:
· $2.9 billion dollars. Paid for by cancelling Cullen's super scheme, corporate welfare for business, Maori TV, Kiwi
Bank, Air New Zealand bail-out, and scrapping Closing the Gaps spending.
Benefits:
· Increased investment
· Extra jobs
· Four percent plus growth
· Greater prosperity
For more information visit ACT online at http://www.act.org.nz or contact the ACT Parliamentary Office at
act@parliament.govt.nz.