Goff on GST

The Press reports:

Labour plans to launch a nationwide bus-campaign protest against the proposed GST increase.

The Opposition has recorded a slight increase in support in the latest , but is still well in front as it welcomes poll results as support for a GST rise.

Prime John Key says they show “there is support for an increase in GST where it's accompanied by a reduction in taxes”.

However, Labour leader Phil Goff was yesterday cautiously optimistic about the new polls indicating he was making up some ground on the National .

Hmmn. Two polls were out yesterday. TVNZ had the gap at 20% and TV3 at 26.7% which is an average gap of 23.4%. Their previous polls had gaps of 22% and 24.4% which was an average gap of 23.2%.

So in fact the gap between National and Labour increased by an average 0.2% in the only two polls taken post the GST announcement. Not quite making up ground.

Goff said he planned to take MPs on a bus trip from Auckland to Dunedin during the two-week parliamentary recess.

“Nobody voted for an increase in GST,” Goff said.

That is not true. Phil did. He voted to bring GST in at 10% and he voted to increase it to 12.5%.So does anyone think he is being sincere with his opposition to this increase?

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