新西兰议会正在讨论扩大家庭税收减免，但批评者认为这解决的是推行上的缺陷，而非支持不足。 New Zealand's Parliament debates expanding family tax relief, but critics say it fixes a flawed rollout, not a lack of support.

新西兰议会正在就《所得税(家庭Boost)修正法案》进行辩论,该法案寻求扩大对有幼儿家庭的税收减免,将家庭Boost信贷增加到幼儿教育费用的40%,并提高收入门槛。 New Zealand’s Parliament is debating the Income Tax (FamilyBoost) Amendment Bill, which seeks to expand tax relief for families with young children by increasing the FamilyBoost credit to 40% of early childhood education fees and raising the income threshold. 包括劳工党和绿党党党员在内的批评者认为,最初的政策之所以失败,是因为索赔过程复杂,吸收率低(约53%),以及给低收入家庭带来不利后果的先付后退结构。 Critics, including Labour and Green Party members, argue the original policy failed due to complex claiming processes, low uptake (around 53%), and a pay-first, rebate-later structure that disadvantages low-income families. 他们说所承诺的每周250美元的补贴基本上无法实现, 并批评该法案的标题有误导性, They say the promised $250 weekly subsidy is largely unattainable and criticize the bill’s title as misleading, calling it a fix for a flawed rollout rather than a genuine expansion of support. 虽然政府在生活压力的持续成本压力下维护了必要的变革,但对透明度、数据可靠性以及该政策是否真正惠及有需要的人仍然感到关切。 While the government defends the changes as necessary amid ongoing cost of living pressures, concerns remain over transparency, data reliability, and whether the policy truly reaches those in need.