John MacDonald: A guarantee from a politician? Read the fine print
What’s that old line? If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true.
And that’s how I’m feeling about the National Party’s new tax plan, now that I’ve had a day to think about it.
Even more so, after listening to Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis on Newstalk ZB this morning.
I’ll come back to that. But first, in terms of how much better-off National reckons we would be if it’s running the shop after next month’s election, this is it: a family with two kids on the average income - $250 better-off per fortnight; an average-income household with no kids - $100…
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