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What assessment, if any, has the Government made of the impact of scrapping the clean car discount on petrol dependency and household transport costs, particularly for lower-income New Zealanders?

Answered Question 8565 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What assessment, if any, has the Government made of the impact of scrapping the clean car discount on petrol dependency and household transport costs, particularly for lower-income New Zealanders?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

I refer the Member to the information publicly available at the following links: • Cabinet Paper -www.transport.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/OC230965-Ending-the-Clean-Car-Discount-Scheme-Cabinet-Paper_Redacted.pdf • RIS - www.transport.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/regulatory-impact-statement-terminating-the-CCD-FINAL-30-November-2023-REDACTED.pdf