Thursday, 17 May 2007
Vote: Bills โ Taxation (KiwiSaver and Company Tax RateAmendments) Bill
โ First Reading
๐ณ๏ธ That the Taxation (KiwiSaver and Company Tax Rate Amendments) Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Peter Dunne
(United Future New Zealand โ Member for Ohariu-Belmont)
SHANE JONES (Labour): Kia ora anล tฤtou. I rise to echo the remarks of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, because today is the inordinately important day on which we as a nation, through this document, address the deficits... Read more โ
๐ We've linked this vote to our
โLowering company tax rateโ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Lowering company tax rate.
๐ We've linked this vote to our
โLowering taxesโ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Lowering taxes.
โ Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes โ 50 Noes โ 10 Absent)
Hansard didn't name individual MPs for this vote, only how each party voted overall, so
there's no per-member breakdown to show here.
๐๏ธ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |