Minister Shane Jones announces targeted government funding for regional airlines and a fast-tracked hydro project to improve connectivity, energy resilience, and economic opportunities in remote areas of New Zealand.
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Well, I mean, when you put a tax on someone, there's always a debate about who's really paying. And the answer is that depending on who needs who the most, they break the cost up between them. So, yes, you can argue that some of it will go to the employer, some of it will result in a lower take home pay for the worker. And to the extent it goes on to the employer, some will be paid by the consumers. So, you know, you can argue about tax incidents, if you like. The point is to raise the revenue, and that revenue, I think, is essential for infrastructure. Now, some people in the rural space might say, look, you know, infrastructure is mainly an urban problem. We believe there should be a reduction or exemption for rural workers. I'm actually open to that, and Andrew Hogarth has said that all along. to us internally. I think the other way that you might think about it is you currently have this quite high median wage requirement. You could knock 75 cents an hour off that and that would cover the $6 a day at eight hours a day. So lots of ways to skin a cat. I think when people come out and say it's a attack on rural New Zealand or an attack on small business, it's almost as though they know more about my policy than I do. And I haven't
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