Thursday, 17 May 2007
Vote: Bills β Taxation (KiwiSaver and Company Tax Rate Amendments) Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Taxation (KiwiSaver and Company Tax Rate Amendments) Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Peter Dunne
(United Future New Zealand β Member for Ohariu-Belmont)
CHARLES CHAUVEL (Labour): I would like to deal with a few of the points that have been made by previous speakers in addressing the third reading of the Taxation (KiwiSaver and Company Tax Rate Amendments) Bill. I would like to start with what... Read more β
Third Reading β this is the last vote a bill needs to
pass before it's sent off to become law. Earlier votes (first reading, second reading, and
any votes on amendments along the way) decide what the bill looks like and whether it
keeps moving forward, but this is the one that actually decides whether it happens at all.
β Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes β 50 Noes β 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.
ποΈ 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 |