Latest / The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Carers, teachers & nurses lose up to $17b, to fund $14b of tax cuts
Briefly, in Aotearoa-NZ’s political economy around housing, poverty and climate on Thursday, May 7:
* Retrospective legislation rammed through Parliament last night will cost women up to $17 billion of unpaid wages over the next four years, more than paying for $14 billion of tax cuts over the same time.
* The Government is looking at selling at least $1.7 billion worth of land under Kāinga Ora homes in Auckland.
* Jobs figures show three million fewer hours were worked over the last year, although ASB is hiring 80 new mortgage processors.
* KiwiRail says the ferries cancellation could cost…
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