16 JANUARY 2019
Implementing tax relief would relieve the pressure of low take-home pay and resolve much of the current industrial
action, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union.
Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says “It’s understandable that junior doctors and the Wellington bus drivers feel
under pressure – no Government has delivered a tax cut since the 2010 Budget. If the Government delivered tax cuts,
take-home pay would increase and workers would feel welcome reprieve.”
“Tax cuts would help all workers. The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on our union allies to help back collective action for tax cuts. Acting together, the union movement could
put pressure on the Government to boost pay for everyone and end the pressure of industrial action on our heath and
transport sectors.”
ENDS