National: looking after those in need

• James Henderson
• 12 years ago
• Categories: benefits, tax

When Righties say we can’t afford to support solo mums, what do they think we can afford instead?

Cost of DPB for the 3,000 teenage solo mums and their kids: $50 million

Cost of tax cuts for the top 1% of earners under National: $600 million

Sources: MSD benefit fact-sheets, Budget Crown expense tables, IRD income distributions of individual customers