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Government in the Economy Policy
This policy outlines the role of the Government in transforming the economy. In Government, the Green Party will tackle inequality through a fairer tax system, providing everyone with public services and infrastructure to meet their material, social, and cultural needs. We will limit our use of resources to live within planetary boundaries and urgently address the climate crisis. We will support Māori understandings and expectations of economic justice. We will retain and expand public investment in direct service provision and... -
Trade and Foreign Investment Policy
We should work toward a global trade regime which respects ecological limits and local cultures, and which contributes to sustainable development. This should encourage good global citizenship and corporate responsibility, including through enforceable international law to protect human rights and the environment. Economic decision-making should be democratic and transparent. Vision Trade and foreign investment prioritises social, economic, cultural and environmental justice in the pursuit of sustainability. Values and Principles Trade and foreign investment agreements and policies must be underpinned by... -
Green Budget win backs public sector leadership on climate change
The Greens in Government have today won a significant investment to help move the public sector estate onto clean, renewable energy, Green Party Co-leader, James Shaw, said today. -
Budget 2019 Speech - James Shaw
E te Māngai o te Whare, tēnā koe. Ki a koutou ōku hoa Pāremata, huri noa i te Whare, ngā mihi o te tau hou ki a koutou katoa. 1. The Wellbeing Budget is based on Green Economics Mr Speaker, for years – many years – the Green Party and our predecessor, the Values Party, have advocated an approach to economics that delivers human prosperity within ecological limits. A growing Gross Domestic Product does not, by itself, deliver a fair... -
Green Party welcomes first Wellbeing Budget
“The Green Party is proud to welcome New Zealand’s first Wellbeing Budget to deliver change for New Zealanders,” Green Party Co-leader James Shaw said today. “Budget 2019 is a massive boost for the delivery of the Green Party’s Confidence and Supply Agreement. “The major new investments in mental health, strong action on climate change, sustainable land use, and better rail options are a direct result of the Green Party’s campaigning, and we are now in a position to deliver them.... -
Wellbeing: We need to change how we see our economy
“The Wellbeing Budget is a first step in changing the way we look at the economy and our place in it”, said Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson. “The wellbeing of our people and environment should be at the centre of everything the Government does. I am pleased to see the Government is starting to take this approach for the first time. The economy exists to serve our people and the environment, not the other way around. “Where we spend money... -
New Zealand needs a Fairer Tax System
“We’ll continue to work with Labour to make our tax system fairer,” Green Party Co-leader James Shaw said today following the Government response to the Tax Working Group release. “The Green Party has long called for a capital gains tax as a way to level the playing field for hard working New Zealanders who have struggled to get ahead. “Taxing income from capital the same way we tax income from work would reduce the wealth gap, fix the housing crisis... -
Green Party welcome Tax Working Group report
The Green Party welcomes the Tax Working Group report, which lays out a plan to ensure taxation in Aotearoa is fair and enhances the wellbeing of all New Zealanders. -
It’s time for Google and Facebook to pitch in like the rest of us
The Green Party welcome moves to make huge multinational companies like Facebook and Google pay their fair share of tax in New Zealand. -
Green Party backs MP pay freeze
The Green Party backs the Government’s decision to freeze MPs’ pay for the next year and welcomes a review that will investigate changes down the track to ensure pay increases are in line with increases other working New Zealanders receive. “The Green Party has long called for fairer pay settings for MPs so pay changes match what is happening with workers’ pay,” Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson said. “MPs are paid well above the average worker, so giving them a...