ACT's Small Business Policy
ACT's small business policy centres on reducing the regulatory burden, cutting ACC levies, simplifying employment law, reducing minimum wage mandates, and allowing 90-day trials. They argue small businesses are harmed most by overregulation and compliance costs.
In simple terms
Cut the rules and fees that burden small businesses, simplify employment law, and let businesses try workers for 90 days without risk.
Green Party's Small Business Policy
The Green Party supports local and community enterprises, co-operatives, and social enterprises. They propose procurement policies favouring local businesses, support for businesses transitioning to sustainable practices, and using the tax system to level the playing field against large corporations.
In simple terms
Favour local businesses in government contracts, help small businesses go green, support co-operatives, and stop large companies from having unfair tax advantages.
Labour's Small Business Policy
Labour established the Small Business Council, introduced digital invoicing, provided COVID-19 wage subsidies to protect small businesses, and created the Regional Business Partner programme. They also introduced the Business Finance Guarantee Scheme during the pandemic.
In simple terms
Support small businesses with advice and mentoring, help them go digital, and provide emergency support when things get tough.
National's Small Business Policy
National focuses on reducing compliance costs, faster GST and tax refunds, digital government services for businesses, cutting red tape, and maintaining 90-day trial periods. They aim to create a more business-friendly regulatory environment to help SMEs grow.
In simple terms
Cut red tape for small businesses, get them their tax refunds faster, improve online government services, and keep the rules simple.
NZ First's Small Business Policy
NZ First supports local businesses over large multinational chains, buy-NZ campaigns, reducing compliance for regional businesses, and maintaining competitive power prices for manufacturing. They also support the Callaghan Innovation fund for business R&D.
In simple terms
Buy NZ-made and support local businesses over multinationals, cut compliance costs for regional businesses, and fund business innovation.
Te Pāti Māori's Small Business Policy
Te Pāti Māori supports investment in the Māori economy and Māori-owned small businesses, preferential government procurement from Māori enterprises, access to capital for Māori entrepreneurs, and removing barriers to business on Māori land.
In simple terms
Invest in Māori-owned businesses, give Māori enterprises preference for government contracts, help Māori entrepreneurs access funding, and remove barriers to business on Māori land.