Party Vote National to protect farmers’ gains
National Party Leader Christopher Luxon is encouraging Kiwis in rural communities to Party Vote National to lock in three more years of progress for farmers.
“In 2023, National campaigned on getting Wellington out of farming and backing our farmers to drive the economic recovery and we have delivered. Now, we’re asking farmers for their support to stick with the plan that’s working.
“When farmers vote National, good things happen. In just three years, National has replaced the RMA, secured a free trade agreement with India and overseen food and fibre exports hitting a record high.
“We’ve removed farming from the ETS, scrapped the Ute Tax, banned full farm-to-forestry conversions, slashed red tape and introduced Investment Boost to help farmers invest in new machinery.
“But every farmer knows you can’t leave a job half done. National’s plan for the next three years is even more ambitious for rural New Zealand, and we need your Party Vote to see it through.
“A Party Vote for National means no new taxes on farmers, no price on agricultural emissions, better farm productivity through land use flexibility, more water storage and 19 new national standards for farming, including simpler rules for farm plans, vegetable growing, water storage, gravel extraction, and irrigation.
“National has relentlessly pursued new export markets for our farmers, concluding trade agreements with India, the UAE and the Gulf states, and brought our EU agreement into force early.
“A re-elected National Government will double down on that by commencing negotiations with Brazil, Switzerland, Argentina, the EFTA countries, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Uruguay.
“National understands that when farmers do well, New Zealand does well. We all benefit from more jobs, higher incomes and more of the export income we need to pay for our schools and hospitals.
“But all of that relies on sticking with the plan that’s working, and the choice could not be clearer - a Labour Government propped up by the Greens, Te Pati Māori and Opportunity with nine new taxes, or National with no new taxes and a plan to keep our rural sector flourishing.”
