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Tax the banks
Instead of creating an appeal fund and one-off lotto draw, the Labour Government could tax the billions of dollars banks have made in unearned, excess profits and use the money to support people. -
Scrapping biofuels means Government must do better for people and climate
The Green Party supports the decision to stop work on the biofuels mandate. -
Urgent action needed to support families
The tools exist to help families with surging costs – and as costs continue to rise it is more urgent than ever that we use them, the Green Party says. -
Government must stop all new oil and gas exploration
The Green Party are welcoming a pause on all remaining oil and gas exploration, and call on the Government to stop it all together. -
BPS constraints risk impacting low income people the most
The Government will constrain itself unnecessarily at Budget 2023 unless it changes the tax system to raise revenue from the wealthiest few which can be used to support people. -
Make fares half price for everyone, for good
The Green Party will continue to prioritise affordable public transport for everyone. -
Case for excess profit tax on banks clearer than ever
The Government should adopt an excess profits tax and use any revenue raised to help people make ends meet, following the rise in the Official Cash Rate today. -
Crown mineral change does not go far enough
Long overdue changes to the Crown Minerals Act are a welcome step in the right direction but the Government needs to go further to end the nonsensical search for fossil fuels. -
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.