7 Mar 2022

What does Botany think of Luxon's plan to cut fuel tax?

From Checkpoint, 5:15 pm on 7 March 2022

National leader Chris Luxon has tested positive for Covid-19. It comes after his 'attack on tax' in yesterday's state of the nation address zeroed in on Auckland's controversial regional fuel levy.

But the plan's critics say scraping the 11.5 cents a litre tax at the pump would push back projects in Luxon's own electorate.

Meanwhile some of his constituents in Botany appear keen to have their cake and eat it too - out with the tax, but in with planned public transport upgrades paid for by the tax.

Nick Truebridge and cameraman Nick Monro went for a drive.