Simeon Brown is proposing a fuel tax increase of 12 cents to hit in 2027 - the same amount Labour suggested through gradual increases by mid-2026.

Another day, another round of vindictive and regressive policy from this government.

  • registrations going up
  • fuel tax going up
  • public and active transport slashed by $1bn
  • 15 new, uncosted roads announced

Remember when these guys campaigned on the cost of living?

  • Rangelus@lemmy.nz
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    9 months ago

    I answered what was going to be your followup question.

    You are wanting me to answer with some large number, and then you will point out if I had a ute I would save all that money! I could do all the things with one vehicle!

    Except I wouldn’t. I wouldn’t drive a ute to work, because I don’t need it and it wastes fuel. It would sit at home just as much as my SUV, and more in fact because they are less comfortable for taking the whole family on a trip. I can’t get 7 in a ute, but I can in my SUV.

    So my point is, even if a ute could do hauling and commuting, it would cost me just as much because I would still have two vehicles.