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15 Nov 2007
Auckland District Council of Social Services consulted with CPAG on the development of this submission supporting the need for and thrust of the Responsible Gambling Bill. The submission recommends a greater community and local government role in decisionmaking and fund distribution.
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15 Nov 2007
CPAG made a submission to this review in support of the introduction of a sinking lid policy on pokie machines, not simply a cap.
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15 Jun 2007
Housing affordability in New Zealand is the lowest it has been since the 1980s. CPAG believes the âownership societyâ must be about more than superannuation savings; it must also include the ability of low- and middle-income New Zealanders to put down roots in stable, cohesive neighbourhoods.
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13 Mar 2007
Supply side welfare-to-work policies such as those proposed in this Bill will do nothing to alleviate the poverty of New Zealandâs poorest families. With so many working poor the problem is, and remains, low income. By refusing to address
underlying issues of low abatement thresholds and the high effective marginal tax rates faced by beneficiaries, this Bill will further entrench the divide between deserving and undeserving children, a surprising key feature of the Working for Families package.
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5 Mar 2007
This bill is a major rewrite of the Tax Act and it is of key importance to New Zealand to get it right. This submission concentrates on section M "Tax Credits for Families" while noting that other aspects of the Bill are also of concern to CPAG.
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14 Feb 2007
This is the appendix to the Crown's Reply to CPAG's Second Amended Statement of Claim in our ongoing family assistance discrimination case.
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14 Feb 2007
The Crown has submitted its Statement of Reply to CPAG's Second Amended Statement of Claim, in our ongoing case alleging discrimination against children in family assistance policy on the grounds of parental work status.
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