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Poll shows majority of Kiwis want fuel tax cut extended

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 18 Nov 2022, 8:28am
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Poll shows majority of Kiwis want fuel tax cut extended

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 18 Nov 2022, 8:28am

Few are surprised that many Kiwis want the fuel tax cut to be extended.

A new poll states that more than two-thirds of respondents want the current fuel tax cut extended until annual inflation is below 3 per cent. In the 12 months to September 2022 inflation was at 7.2 per cent.

On current forecasts that would mean extending the cut until the middle of 2024, costing more than $2 billion.

Gull NZ general manager Dave Bodger joined Mike Hosking.

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