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submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

With the cost of living soaring, many Kiwi families are struggling to afford healthy food. Countries like Canada and the UK don’t tax basic groceries, and it's time New Zealand followed suit. Removing GST—or offering a rebate—on meat and vegetables would ease financial pressure, improve access to nutrition, and support better long-term health for all New Zealanders. Let’s push for tax policy that puts people’s wellbeing first. Sign the petition and help make real change happen.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

They should also do a sugar tax as well. A full block of chocolate is like $3 for almost 1000 calories.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

This is a good idea; one way to look at taxes are market signals.

By subsidizing healthier foods whilst at the same time taxing unhealthy foods; we signal to the market what we want to happen.

In my opinion; this is far better than either outright bans; or the current free-for-all system.

One could easily paint it as social manipulation; but the government engages in this kind of manipulation all the time anyway.

this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2025
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