Aotearoa / New Zealand @lemmy.nz SamC @lemmy.nz 2y ago

All the changes that happened on July 1

www.stuff.co.nz All the changes that happened on July 1

A lot changed at the weekend. Here is a full list, including some you might have missed.

A lot changed over the weekend. Not only did the fuel excise tax cut come to an end on July 1, but a raft of other changes took effect, some of which you might feel in your wallet.

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tldr:

End of fuel excise tax cut

Public transport back to full price

$5 prescription charges scrapped

Parental leave payments increased by 7.7%

Plastic produce bags in supermarkets gone

Clean car discount changed

Alcohol tax increases by 6.6%

Working holiday visas extended

NZ post have increased their prices

NZ citizens living in Aussie can apply for citizenship after four years
- Public transport back to full price
  
  It's not in the article but I believe on 1 Jul free public transport for kids 12 and under kicked in, and those aged 13-25 will continue to get half price fares indefinitely.
  
  What a terrible time to turn 26 :(
- Ah damn, I didn't know about the alcohol tax.
  
  I swear alcohol tax was like 50% of the price 10 or 15 years ago. But the article says has a quote saying that now it's 50%. That means it was only 43.4% before!

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