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Mind the gap - Combating inequality in New Zealand

Contact: Metiria Turei MP

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Mind the Gap Mind the Gap is the third installment of the Green New Deal - 'shovel-ready' initiatives that the Government could take to combat the biggest economic, environmental, and social problems facing Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Mind the Gap package contains ten solutions the government can implement right now to combat growing inequality in New Zealand.

Fair Tax

Solution 1: A tax-free $10,000
Solution 2: A comprehensive capital gains tax (except on family homes)
Solution 3: Raise the minimum wage

Addressing Energy Poverty

Solution 4: Progressive electricity prices

Income Support

Solution 5: In-Work Tax Credits for all low income families with dependent kids
Solution 6: Reinstate a discretionary Special Benefit
Solution 7: Reinstate and extend the Training Incentive Allowance

Housing

Solution 8: 6,000 new state houses in the next three years
Solution 9: Investment in community housing
Solution 10: Secure long-term rental tenure

Read more about the Mind the Gap package.

Recent news

Greens offer suite of measures to address high kiwi dollar
7 Oct 2012 | Press Release
The Green Party today proposed a suite of measures that would help rebalance the economy onto a more productive footing by taking upward pressure off the high New Zealand dollar.
Govt crashes the books even further
8 May 2012 | Press Release
The National Government's poor fiscal management and, in particular, its very expensive 2010 tax cut package, has driven the Government's books even further into the red, the Green Party said today.

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