Francesca Rudkin: Te Pāti Māori’s tax policy unsurprising

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Jul 27, 2023 · 2m

Yesterday Te Pāti Māori released their tax policy ahead of the election.

The policy wasn’t a huge surprise. At their election campaign launch a few weeks ago they made it clear their tax reform policy would have a focus on redistributing wealth. So the proposal for a new wealth tax, an increase in income tax for those earning over $200,000, and a tax free threshold for income up to $30,000 are all expected.

During Matariki, Co leader Rawiri Waititi said, “100,000 people are homeless in New Zealand, 60,000 of those are Maori”, so it’s no shock they’re also pushing for new taxes for land…