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Tēnā koe Friend,
Te Pāti Māori are calling on
the House of Representatives to remove GST from all food sales in
Aotearoa.
Food is a right and a necessity and should never be taxed.
Aotearoa is experiencing the worst cost of living crisis in
generations. Hard working whānau are paying half of their income on
rent, a trip to the grocery store is more expensive than it has ever
been before. Everything is going up but wages.
GST is a regressive tax that targets lower income whānau who are
forced to spend nearly every cent they earn. Meanwhile the wealthy
have untaxed wealth accumulating in housing, trusts and investment
funds.
Our current tax system has poor and working class people
subsidising the lifestyles of the rich. We need to shift this tax
burden through new taxes on wealth including capital gains, ghost
house tax, financial services tax, as well as land and pollution
taxes.
It is time the Government got serious about supporting struggling
whānau, and Māori whānau who traditionally have more mouths to
feed.
Food is a right and a
necessity and should never be taxed.
Please support this petition to remove GST from all kai, by signing
it and sharing it with your whānau and friends via social media and
email. Let's show this Government that we will no longer settle for
crumbs.
REMOVE
GST FROM KAI - Sign Petition Here
Press
Release - Members bill to remove GST from kai, pulled from
ballot
Ngā mihi,
Te Pāti Māori
https://www.maoriparty.org.nz/
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