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Fix electricity market to help both climate and cost of living
The four big electricity companies should be required to reinvest massive profits into cutting both household bills and climate pollution, the Green Party says. -
Next Waitematā Harbour crossing must be climate-friendly
The Minister for Transport can show climate leadership and consider only the lowest carbon ways of crossing Waitematā harbour. -
Luxon risks burning down five years of climate progress
Chris Luxon’s plan to reopen new gas projects in the middle of the climate crisis is about as irresponsible as it gets. -
Tax excess profits, don’t leave it to the good will of large corporations
The Green Party is once again calling on the Government to introduce an excess profits tax and use the money to support people, rather than relying on the good will of corporations. -
RBNZ report strengthens case for excess profit tax and more income support
A drop in household income from rising bank interest rates further demonstrates the need for an excess profits tax, the Green Party says. -
Another Green idea on public transport gets the Govt go ahead
The Government’s announcement today that it will boost bus driver wages once again adopts a long held Green Party commitment on public transport. -
Green proposals to tax excess corporate profit
The Green Party has today put forward proposals to ensure large corporations profiteering from high inflation are taxed fairly and the money used to support people to make ends meet. -
Global energy agency calls for end to oil and gas
Fossil fuel corporations claiming gas as a suitable “transition” fuel is jeopardising New Zealand’s chances of achieving its net zero climate change targets, a new report from the International Energy Agency underscores. -
Redesign the tax system to work for everyone
The high rate of inflation continues to show why we must design a fairer tax system that addresses inequality, the Green Party says. -
Redesign tax to work for everyone
Evidence that shows Aotearoa has one of the worst tax systems in the world for reducing inequality needs urgent attention, the Green Party says.