As global inflation drove up the cost of living, Labour has provided practical support to make everyday life more affordable for New Zealanders.
We are in an economic cycle and things will get better. In the meantime, we are focused on reducing costs and putting more money in people’s pockets. We have reduced or removed some of the core costs facing families – including scrapping prescription fees, making public transport cheaper for young people, and helping with heating bills over winter. We have also lifted the minimum wage, kept people in work and created jobs.
Despite the most challenging economic conditions in over a generation, we have made sure that Kiwi kids did not go backwards. Initiatives like our Families Package, historic boosts to main benefits and free lunches in schools have ensured 77,000 fewer children living in poverty since Labour took office.
There is more that can be done to support New Zealanders with the cost of living, and we will move forward with our plan to ease the pressure, including by removing GST from fruit and vegetables, and more.
Labour will continue to be there for people, and we will keep working to deliver much-needed cost of living relief now, as we build an economy that works for all New Zealanders. Now is not the time to put that at risk.
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