Not content with increasing GST for low and middle income families, the Nats added another $23-31 a week per child onto families’ early childhood education costs.
They have reduced the 20 hours free ECE subsidy for those centres that have 80-100% qualified staff – that’s a broken election promise and its an attack on quality education and families all in one hit.
Meanwhile, the wealthy get wealthier with whopping tax cuts.
Isn’t it strange how a National Government does the same things in “tough times” as it does any other time – the rich get richer and everyone else has to pay for it. This time, its our kids and their futures.
Sue, special education has been hit hard to – prebudget told to save $10m. Not right and I’m sure no-one voted to cut frontline special ed services.
What a shame to see Peter Dunne voting for this Budget – I thought he cared about families!
A friend of mine getting $16-$20 a week in tax cuts still has two kids to go through ECE. A hard-working Kiwi family who will be worse off after this budget.
There will be many, many more.
umm..no, the rich are paying for their own richness and getting their money back!
You mean like Paul Reynolds, who gets rich by stuffing up XT? Think I’d rather support hard-working families.
@Emma – wow, that’s misleading since the coverage gave the impression that they were helping the disabled. Disgraceful.
“umm..no, the rich are paying for their own richness and getting their money back!” – you have no argument from me on that, except that there are some of us who don’t think they need their money back, on account of them being rich and all.
actually id o – the whole having an earning income and then having that income nicked by the govt – the fact they pay for 76%ish percent of net taxation!
Dem taxes pay for dem roads – you enjoy driving, don’t you?