Labour pledges fuel excise freeze, setting up election fight over 22-cent rise
27-08-2026 05:55 via autotalk.co.nz

Labour pledges fuel excise freeze, setting up election fight over 22-cent rise

Labour will not increase fuel excise for the next three years if it wins November’s election, leader Chris Hipkins has pledged, turning the Government’s legislated 22-cent programme of pump tax rises into an election battleground. “Today I confirmed Labour will not increase fuel excise tax over the next three years,” Hipkins says. “When families are […]
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