09 Oct 2024
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With the 53rd Parliament getting down to business this week, National is urging the Government to implement five solutions to the housing crisis that do not involving hiking tax.
“The Government can’t tax its way out of its housing woes,” National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says.
“National supports repeal and replacement of the Resource Management Act to remove the long-standing planning barriers that are holding back houses from being built, but more immediate action is also needed.
“The Government should be willing to pursue innovative ideas to encourage a surge in new house building. Here’s just five they should seek advice on today:
“This is by no-means a comprehensive list of actions, but it shows how much more the Government could be doing,” Ms Willis says.
“In a time of crisis with some of the most unaffordable house prices in the world, rapidly reducing rates of home ownership and more than 20,000 New Zealanders waiting for a state house, the Government must be open to fresh thinking.
“The last Labour Government wasted time trying to rescue its doomed KiwiBuild programme and chewing over a Capital Gains Tax. This term, New Zealanders need them to focus on initiatives that will actually make a difference.
“National will continue to put forward constructive ideas to address New Zealand’s severe housing shortage.”
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