Green Party Will Kill Family Farms

The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the Green Party’s callous proposal for a 33 percent inheritance tax. The Union warns the tax would force the break-up of nearly every family farm in the country.

Taxpayers’ Union spokesman James Ross said:

“The Greens’ war on farming continues. Either this policy was written by someone who’s never set foot in the countryside, or it’s been deliberately designed to smash apart family farms.”

“Farming families would have to scrape together hundreds of thousands of dollars or be forced to sell off the family plot. If there’s a faster way to hollow out rural New Zealand, keep it to yourself - because the Greens might be listening for new ideas.”

“This is the reality of death taxes. As farming families grieve, Chlöe Swarbrick wants to swoop in and kick them while they’re down.”

“How can farmers vote for any Government likely to be propped up by anti-farming zealots?"