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  • % on benefits during Covid almost as high as the GFC

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  • 67,000 more Kiwis on Jobseeker Support than officially unemployed

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  • 11% of working-age Kiwis (1 in 9) are now on a main benefit

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  • 12% of 18-24 year-olds on benefits. Twice as many on Jobseeker Support as the unemployment rate.

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  • Core Crown Expenses by Class over 50 years

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  • NZ Govt forecast to exceed 2021 budget by $11 billion additional tax (+12%) & $17 billion expenses (+16%)

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  • NZ’s 50:10 (and 10:50) income tax rule

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  • $150k incomes pay 5x more income tax than those on $50k

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  • Incomes have grown faster than food prices over the last 20 years

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