Rates capping is very popular

Curia did a poll for the Taxpayers’ Union asking:

“The Government is planning to introduce a law that would cap how much local councils can increase rates by every year. Do you support or oppose there being a rates cap law?”

This has huge support. Overall 64% in favour and only 22% against. Net support by each party was:

• New Zealand First +65 percent
• National +61 percent
• Undecideds +48 percent
• ACT +38 percent
• Greens +37 percent
• Labour +22 percent
• Te Pati Māori +19 percent

If I was the Government I would be passing this law as quickl as possible. Then Labour, Greens and TPM have to go into the election vowing to repeal the law as their policy to reduce the cost of living!!