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Podcast: Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Episode: John MacDonald: Now is not the time to cut fuel taxes
Description: The rubber is hitting the road for us here in New Zealand with fuel prices on the up because of the situation in the Middle East. The Taxpayers’ Union hasn’t been slow in coming forward, saying the government should be cutting its fuel taxes. Temporarily, anyway. It says households shouldn’t be forced to shoulder the full cost of global instability. It’s spokesman Jordan Williams is saying that people are already struggling with the cost of living and the government needs to wear some of the burden rather than lumping it all on moto...