Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The National Party is promising no new taxes if re-elected this November | Subscribe: youtube.com/RNZVideo?sub_confirmation=1
The party had already ruled out a bank tax and on Sunday scrapped the idea of an accommodation levy on short-term rentals such as bed and breakfasts.
It comes after Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke publicly a fortnight ago about the possibility of three new taxes under National - a bed tax, a bank tax, and a fuel excise increase.
The announcement on Sunday ruled out the first two but was silent on the third, fuel excise.
Full story: rnz.co.nz/news/politics_election-2026/1083119/national-promises-no-new-taxes-if-re-elected
The National Party is promising no new taxes if re-elected this November | Subscribe: youtube.com/RNZVideo?sub_confirmation=1
The party had already ruled out a bank tax and on Sunday scrapped the idea of an accommodation levy on short-term rentals such as bed and breakfasts.
It comes after Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke publicly a fortnight ago about the possibility of three new taxes under National - a bed tax, a bank tax, and a fuel excise increase.
The announcement on Sunday ruled out the first two but was silent on the third, fuel excise.
Full story: rnz.co.nz/news/politics_election-2026/1083119/national-promises-no-new-taxes-if-re-elected
