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Letters to the Editor: In the lead-up to the election we need good policies but parties are delivering good politics

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  • A letter to the editor argues that New Zealand’s parties are prioritizing politically attractive promises over sound policy before the election.
  • It criticizes National’s proposed tax and fuel measures and says Labour’s fuel-tax pledge follows the same political approach.

In the lead-up to New Zealand’s election, one letter to the editor argues that voters are getting “good politics, not good policies.”

The writer targets National’s blanket promise of “no new taxes,” its plan to cancel the fuel excise tax and its proposal to cap council rate increases at 4 percent. The letter says those measures may be politically appealing but would amount to disastrous policy.

good politics, not good policies

· Letter writerThe letter’s central criticism of the parties’ election promises.

Labour also comes under criticism for what the writer describes as a similar promise to cut fuel tax for three years. The letter presents both parties as responding to political incentives rather than offering policies the writer considers sound.

no new taxes

· National PartyThe letter cites National’s blanket tax pledge as an example of politically attractive policy.
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