• RegalPotoo@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Not going to be voting National - I’d prefer a chronically underfunded public healthcare system to a US-style insurance driven private system - but:

    • The EV RUC exemption was supposed to be removed when the fleet reached 2% EVs - it did that ~6 months ago, but the government decided not to cos it’s a bad look to do just before the election
    • The RUC charges are what pays for road maintenance along side fuel taxes - the exemption has to go away at some point
    • master5o1@lemmy.nz
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      1 year ago

      Just a follow on from your health comment.

      If our health system is certain to become private, I for sure hope that:

      • ACC remains, at minimum as-is.
      • there is a regulation and standardisation for basic health insurance needs (more like the Swiss system than US free for all).
      • there is still some sort of safety net system for those who cannot afford it.

      Of course, I’d prefer a public health system.

    • Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz
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      1 year ago

      National want to go to a RUCs for everyone system, which I think is the best way to handle vehicles that have multiple fuel sources such as plug in hybrids.

      • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz
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        1 year ago

        I have always though that RUC for all was a much better system. Having it built into fuel as an extra tax is dumb.

        A big V8 that gets 15l/100km and weighs the same as a prius that gets 5l/100km are paying vastly different amounts of tax for a very similar amount of wear and tear.

        Another example is our people mover (Mazda Premacy) gets around 10-11l/100km, once the kids are a bit bigger we will get a smaller much more efficient car, the wear and tear caused by our Premacy is not more than a Prius/Tesla/Focus/Corolla…yet we pay more in tax than any of those vehicles.

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          1 year ago

          I suppose the biggest advantage is how simple the scheme is, both to administer, and as the end user. Having to keep track of my RUCs is a pain in the ass.

          It would be good if they could have a system where you simply pay as you go, much like how the toll roads work.

    • Dave@lemmy.nzM
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      1 year ago

      I read that by 1 April next year it was expected to reach 1.7% but National decided that was close enough. Where do I find the figure about it already being 2%?

      Edit: Oh, it’s counting plug-in hybrid. Currently about 1.4% BEV and 0.6% PHEV. Not quite 2% yet, it’s at 1.96% as at August 2023.

    • HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Im curious why it was 2% as this was likely anyway.

      15-20% would provide enough density for ongoing resell markets, maintenance, “fueling” stations and carbon reduction.