National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis is sticking by her deadline of introducing tax cuts by July, as the party faces ongoing scepticism about the feasibility of its tax plan.
Under her plan, a National Government would have just six months to find $14.6 billion if it is to keep its promise of income tax cuts and boosted payments to families. But Willis is sure she can pull that off, telling Stuff she expects to have the majority of the public service “savings” needed to fund this plan done by Christmas.
Her commitment comes amid a polling backdrop that shows National and ACT in a strong position to form the next government. ACT leader David Seymour has been campaigning on a platform of cutting Government spending, saying National hasn’t gone far enough.
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