Carl Bates

National MP for Whanganui. Husband and Dad. Proudly Whanganui Born and Bred. Authorised by Carl Bates, 200B Victoria Ave, Whanganui

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

All of the Budget Urgency Motion completed. Fitting the basics and building the future!

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

We can’t tax, borrow and spend our way to a brighter future. This year's budget got the balance right, and achieving a Government surplus again is now another year closer.

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

@TonyStuart55 Thanks Tony!

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

Oil and gas ban = dontcareconomics. Thanks Labour.

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

Fantastic to see the investment in Whanganui for the new Police Station! We are a Government focused on law and order as we fix the basics, and build the future!

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

Looking forward

[Christopher Luxon @chrisluxonmp]

At 2pm today our Government will deliver our third Budget.

It’s all about securing New Zealand’s future – implementing our long-term economic plan to create jobs, lift wages and help you get ahead.

This Budget comes at a time of much global volatility and uncertainty, including a fuel crisis which is putting pressure on every economy in the world. 

It would be easy for us to deliver a Budget today that promises “free” this and “free” that.

But we all know it’s not free. There’s no magic money tree. 

To pay for “free” promises, we’d need to spend money that we don’t have and mortgage your future.

We saw Chris Hipkins’ Labour Government do exactly that last time and the result was higher inflation, higher interest rates and Kiwis paying more for everything. 

Our Government has spent the last two years unwinding the damage inflicted on our economy.

By stopping wasteful spending, finding savings and making careful choices, we’ve been able to get inflation down, ease pressure on interest rates and keep taxes low, all while continuing to invest in the frontline services and infrastructure that Kiwis care about.

I’m proud of the progress we’ve made in the last two years and recent economic news shows there’s reason to feel confident about our future. 

Exports are at record numbers, tourism is doing incredibly well, and more Kiwis are coming home or choosing to stay. 

That’s why we’re sticking with our economic plan.

This Budget will be about responsible economic management to secure New Zealand’s future.

Because that is how we can deliver more jobs, higher incomes and greater choices for New Zealanders about what to do with your hard earned money. 

That is how we can keep taxes low.

And that is how we can invest in the roads, schools, hospitals and police that you rely on.

No reckless borrowing. Just discipline. Because we can’t tax, spend and borrow our way out of every problem without creating debt for future generations and lifting inflation for everyone.

By fixing the basics and building the future, there will be a more secure future for all New Zealanders.

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

Looking forward to budget day tomorrow - all part of fixing the basics and building the future for New Zealanders.

[Nicola Willis @NicolaWillisMP]

This Budget lays the foundations for more secure jobs, lower inflation, and a stronger economy so Kiwis can get ahead.

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

From midnight tonight, stalking will be a criminal offence punishable by up to five years in prison.
@NZNationalParty is fixing the basics and building the future.

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

We are supercharging efforts to prevent the spread of wilding pines.

More than 2 million hectares across New Zealand are already affected, and for many farmers these invasive trees are a real burden.

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

You couldn’t ask for a graphic that better depicts the differences between National and Labour led governments when it comes to public servants.

And no, this does not include Drs, nurses, teachers, police, defence force customs, MPI or any other frontline workers.

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

If you sexually offend, why should you be given the opportunity to have a “good character reference” to reduce your sentence?

@NZNationalParty doesn’t think you should - so we are abolishing them for anyone who is convicted of sexual offending.

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

Labour blaming the Treaty of Waitangi. Well that’s a first?

Let’s be honest, their plans just don’t state up and they have a big fiscal hole!

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

This is leadership in Education - ensuring our kiwi kids succeed!

[NZ National Party @NZNationalParty]

National is making sure every child has the foundations they need to succeed at school, and to set them up for future success.

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

Sure to be a few pearls of wisdom in @judithcollinsmp ‘s valedictory.

Just took a quick snap in the corridor outside the House.

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

Love this quote from @SimeonBrownMP "The Labour Party is so devoid of ideas that it cannot form a position on Chris Hipkins’ own Fees Free policy."

So true!

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

And that's why we cant let them and the Greens get into Government.

[NZ National Party @NZNationalParty]

Labour is soft on criminals. National is tough on crime.

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

This shows the clear difference in mentality between the centre right and the increasingly unhinged leftists.

This is a great members’ bill by Tom Rutherford MP for Bay of Plenty.

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

Make no mistake. Labour’s capital gains tax would penalise all hardworking Kiwis who have scrimped and saved.

Family rentals, small investments, even a flat helping pay for your kids’ uni - it would all be taxed.

National believes in lower taxes. Labour always makes you pay.

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

@AllCultsAreBad Thanks for the feedback

[Carl Bates @CarlBates]

Let me know what you think should happen in the Whanganui, Ruapehu and Taranaki regions… comment below

[NZ National Party @NZNationalParty]

Local government isn’t working the way it should.

We’ve got 78 councils across New Zealand with confusing layers that too often result in duplication, disagreements, and decisions that defy common sense.

That makes it harder to deliver the basics like roads, water, and housing.

Councils now have three months to put forward practical proposals that reduce duplication and deliver better services and value for ratepayers’ money.

We’re giving councils the chance to lead, and many are keen.

But for those that don’t, we will step in.

Either way, change is coming.