National’s 100 Day Plan

This election, there is a clear choice between sticking with National’s plan for a more secure future, with a growing economy, less debt, more jobs and higher wages, or going back to the high-spending, high-taxing approach that drove up the cost of living and weakened the economy.

Three years ago, we inherited a mess. Labour had spent up large, racked up billions in extra debt, and left Kiwis facing record high inflation and a surge in crime. Turning that around was never going to be a three-year job.

We have achieved a lot in just three years, but after the mess we inherited, it is not enough time. National needs another term to deliver on our plan that is beginning to work. We delivered income tax relief for working New Zealanders for the first time in 14 years. We froze fuel tax and scrapped Auckland’s regional fuel tax.

We introduced Investment Boost so businesses can deduct 20 per cent of the cost of new equipment upfront and invest in growth. We banned gang patches, brought back Three Strikes and restored real consequences for crime.

Because of the action National has taken, there are now 37,000 fewer victims of violent crime than when we took office, inflation has come down, and we have put the books back on a path to surplus. The ship is starting to turn.

A re-elected National Government will immediately get back to work strengthening our economy, tackling the cost of living and crime, and improving our public services.

Labour will put this at risk. They will undo the progress we are making, and will spend recklessly, just like they did last time. The only way they can pay for their spending is more borrowing and higher taxes for Kiwis – especially with Chlöe Swarbrick as Finance Minister.

The choice is clear – a Labour Government propped up by the Greens, Te Pāti Māori and Opportunity with nine new taxes, or National with no new taxes and a plan to grow our economy.