Below are a few tweets of interest about developing news stories about the Labour Party and David Cunliffe – especially the announcement that Labour is ditching two of its central tax policies, but also about offshore oil exploration, the retirement age, potential coalition partners, and the upcoming ‘state of the nation’ speech by the leader. [Read more below]
A Labour-Greens coalition will be divisive and unstable #VoteTeamNationalACTDunnePetersCraigMaoriParty
Patrick Gower @patrickgowernz
Two sources say: David Cunliffe "uncommitted" to deep sea drilling until a private meeting with Norwegian drillers Stat Oil late last year
New Zealand Snapper @SnapperFishNZ
Cunliffe to Key: You are desperate!! Key to Cunliffe: Your policies are dumb!! Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the NZ Election Year.
Cunliffe's state of the nation speech goes to bigger venue due to "high levels of interest". What next? VectorArena? Late cancellation?
Cunliffe does a Dotcom: shifts speech event to bigger venue.
a/c to Herald, Labour will ditch tax-free threshold & no GST on f&v policies but still raise retirement age. Remind me who they represent...
Tomorrow, Cunliffe announces Labour no longer in favour of Maximum Retail Price Scheme and no further funding for frigates to Mururoa.
Note to David Cunliffe - you're right to forget about fruit+ veg. Go the whole hog and ditch GST altogether. Try a FTT for size.
Waiting for Helen Kelly's press statement condemning Cunliffe's intention to raise retirement age to 67. #don'tholdyourbreath
Cunliffe will be able to retire when he feels like it - but if you don't live in a $2 million Herne Bay home then you are screwed.
Despite Labour membership voting against raising retirement age to 67, Cunliffe says he's still going to do it Very democratic.
Imperator Fish @ImperatorFish
I was shocked to learn today that Labour and Greens have different policies on some things. Shocked! How will they ever form a government?
@DavidCunliffeMP to announce #Labour Party economic policy on Monday: didn't he hear, its a holiday in Auckland that day?
Eh wot, TV1? The fruit & veg tax was dropped under Shearer - albeit quietly. Sure I'm not the only hack to have reported this.
What is David Cunliffe going to spend $1.5 billion on? My pick: KiwiBling. A full set of gold chains for every New Zealander.
Curwen Ares Rolinson @huntersrolinson
I don't think David Cunliffe knows how progressive taxation works.. Otherwise he'd note $5k tax-free threshold benefits poor more than rich
Breaking; Cunliffe to announce "bold new plan" to remove GST from fruit and veges.
Shearer also dropped GST-free fruit & vege in March 2012, plus 5k tax-free which Cunliffe also dropped again today
No other news from Cunliffe today, or indeed any. #underwhelming #reheating
"@NZStuff: Labour axes tax breaks http://dlvr.it/4lcpt3 " so only the Conservative Party is now advocating a tax free threshold #odd
Katie Bradford @katieabradford
Cunliffe says $15 minimum wage policy stays but signals very slight changes to Labour's Super at 67 policy & capital gains tax
Quote from Trotter re which cryptofascist Labour caucus puppetmaster is ~truly~ behind Cunliffe's announcement?
Cunliffe's big announcement: Axing a policy that was axed nearly a year ago. Lol. http://www.3news.co.nz/Labour-gone-cold-on-GST-free-food/tabid/1607/articleID/291736/Default.aspx …
I'm sure I reported on the dumping of both the $5000 tax free threshold and GST off fruit and veges policies in 2012 on 3 News. Oh well ...
Aunty Haurangi @_surlymermaid
Thanks Labour for removing GST from fruit and veg, i look forward to buying cheaper organic pommegranates, figs and white asparagus soon
Why is Labour dropping the tax free threshold? It's a good progressive policy. I'm glad the Greens have a policy of a 10k tax free threshold
hamish mcneilly @southernscoop
Labour to voters: Does my GST look big on this?
David Cunliffe @DavidCunliffeMP
I've just dropped GST off fresh fruit & veges and $5000 tax-free zone. Better ways ways to help Kiwis. Bold new policies coming in 2014.
