Road user charges nz

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Trucking sector says consumers will be the biggest losers from latest ... (Newstalk ZB)

The 36 percent discount to road user charges, introduced by the Government last April, will be removed from midnight tonight. And the fuel tax subsidy, also ...

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Fuel tax cut, half-price public transport extended through June (1 News)

Chris Hipkins says he's focusing on "bread and butter" issues as the Government shapes up for election year.

However, it is not sustainable to continue to subsidise the cost of petrol indefinitely for everyone," he said at the time. [Meanwhile, ACT leader David Seymour released a statement calling the move "dumb, election year populism" and "totally incoherent policy".](https://twitter.com/BradOlsenNZL/status/1620479042725228544) "World oil prices are now well below where they were a year ago. "I’ve said bread-and-butter issues like the cost of living would be my top priority. "This is a start. Cutting fuel excise and keeping half-price public transport gives some extra relief as Auckland goes through a difficult period.

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Cost of living: Chris Hipkins confirms extension to fuel tax cut, half ... (Newshub)

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has announced an extension to the fuel tax cut and half-price public transport fares. Speaking from Auckland on Wednesday, ...

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Expectation petrol tax cut and half-price public transport will be ... (RNZ)

The subsidies were first introduced at the start of last year and were due to end on 31 March.

It is not yet clear whether there will be any changes to the discount to road user charges, which ended on Tuesday. It will be the fourth time the government has extended the measures. The government is about to announce an extension to the 25-cent petrol tax cut and half price public transport, RNZ understands.

Transporting New Zealand Applauds Decision To Reinstate ... (Scoop.co.nz)

Transporting New Zealand has applauded the decision of the Government to reinstate the Transport Support Package, which includes the discount to road user ...

"The discount should be reduced slowly to avoid shocks. This decision is a direct way the Government can continue real and immediate relief to families and businesses. "On behalf of the transport industry and those who run diesel fuelled vehicles, it’s great that the Government have listened as this ongoing discount will provide real relief.

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New Zealand extends cut in fuel excise duty amid inflation woes (Nasdaq)

New Zealand will extend the duration of cuts in fuel excise tax and public transport fares until the end of June, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said on ...

Discounts on road user charges - a charge levied on diesel vehicle users - have been re-introduced and will continue through June 30. Cutting fuel excise and keeping half-price public transport will give extra relief for the flood-hit residents in the country's largest city of Auckland, Hipkins said. "This is our first step in dealing with some of the persistent cost pressures on businesses and families."

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Fuel tax cut extended again (Interest.co.nz)

Govt extends 25c/litre fuel tax cut for yet another three months, saying it wants to focus first on 'bread and butter' 'cost of living' issues.

[JimboJones](/users/jimbojones) [HouseMouse](/users/housemouse) A policy that National were very staunchly against, despite the low cost of the measures and clear societal benefits of driving HIV infection rates to 0, for which these drugs are a keystone public health intervention. [Officebound](/users/officebound) A policy that National were very staunchly against, despite the low cost of the measures and clear societal benefits of driving HIV infection rates to 0, for which these ... The Labour government also brought in access to preventative HIV drugs, and have recently increased access to these drugs even further. 1st Feb 23, 2:07pm [HouseMouse](/users/housemouse) Do you want them to make public transport free for the neediest sectors of society? Do you want the government to roll out cheaper public transport? “This extension takes us to the end of the financial year. The public transport (fare) reductions, for example, that we’ve put in place today, are a positive step in terms of getting more people into public transport,” Hipkins said. We’ve got a lot of work happening to reduce our emissions overall as a country in the electricity generation space,” he said.

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Petrol subsidy and half-price public transport to continue, Prime ... (New Zealand Herald)

Last year, the Government cut 25 cents a litre from fuel taxes, an equivalent amount from road user charges, and halved the cost of public transport tickets in ...

The subsidies were supposed to just be for three months - April to June - but in Budget 2022 they were rolled over to July. Last year, the Government cut 25 cents a litre from fuel taxes, an equivalent amount from road user charges, and halved the cost of public transport tickets in response to a spike in the cost of fuel following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. NZME also understands the half-price public transport scheme is also due to be pushed out.

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Chris Hipkins confirms fuel excise cut, public transport support to be ... (RNZ)

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins who is in Auckland today has confirmed the cut to the fuel excise tax and half-price public transport will be extended until ...

We're very pleased that we're not going to see RUC added back on at a time when New Zealanders and the trucking industry can least afford it." With the subsidy already in place however, it's not so much a reduction as it is a refusal to see those costs go back up. We have changed our decision, we're not denying that at all but we have taken another look, and we acknowledge the circumstances New Zealanders are in and we're doing everything we can to help." "We've certainly supported the total package. Insurance is a very important part of that." Hipkins was speaking to media after further heavy rain in some areas of the city overnight. We also want to make sure we support New Zealand families and households to be able to take the hard edges off the cost-of-living crisis. The Auckland Transport board approved a 6.5 percent fare increase at their meeting in December, subject to approval by Auckland Council's council's governing body. It's important that we do as the prime minister's just said - deal with the here and now as well as the long term. we want to make sure that we keep the fiscal picture strong, that we support monetary policy with our fiscal policy. "It's been a lot. "It's also important for those experiencing the flooding here in Auckland which is putting extra stress and financial pressure on families.

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