Tax greatest concern to voters says poll

Herald-DigiPoll

Tax has overtaken health as the issue of greatest concern to voters in the latest Herald-DigiPoll survey.

And concerns about education have fallen dramatically.

Before the May Budget, tax figured well down the rankings, cited by only 5.8 per cent of respondents as the most important issue in New Zealand. Health was top of the ratings, followed closely by education.

But after Labour's family tax relief package and National's tax cuts policy, tax is now the number one issue for 22.5 per cent of those polled.

- NZ HERALD