See where voters are polling on the most popular Economic issues of 2024.
Equal Pay
Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?
Should the government increase taxes on private equity executives?
Taxes
Should New Zealand raise taxes on the rich?
Has the government done enough to lower inflation?
Corporate Tax
Should New Zealand raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?
Trans-Pacific Partnership
Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?
Capital Gains Tax
Should New Zealand introduce a capital gains tax?
Welfare Drug Testing
Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?
Labor Unions
Do you believe trade unions help or hurt the economy?
Minimum Wage
Should the government raise the national minimum wage?
Government Spending
Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?
Should New Zealand transition to a four-day workweek?
State Ownership
Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?
Offshore Banking
Should New Zealand’s citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?
Domestic Jobs
Should the government provide tax incentives to private companies to keep jobs within the country?
Universal Basic Income
Do you support a universal basic income program?
Tariffs
Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?
Should the government enforce a cap on CEO pay relative to the pay of their employees?
Welfare
Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?
Retirement Age
Should the age of retirement be raised?
Bonus Cap
Should bankers’ bonuses be capped at 100% of their pay?
Should the government ban surcharges tacked onto concert tickets, cable bills, banking services, hotel bookings and other purchases?
Farm Subsidies
Should the government subsidize New Zealand farmers?
Government Pensions
Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?
Economic Stimulus
Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?
Should the government tax stock buybacks?
Decentralized Finance
Should the technology of our financial system transition to a decentralized protocol, that is not owned or controlled by any corporation, similar to the internet?