Poll Suggests Support for Delays to Fiscal Targets If Pay Equity Restored
What happened
A poll commissioned by the Public Service Association found that 49 percent of respondents supported delaying the return to surplus by one year to restore pay equity, compared to 28 percent who opposed. Furthermore, 46 percent supported pushing the government’s 40 percent net-debt target out by two years. The poll was conducted against the backdrop of the government having significantly changed the Equal Pay Act in May 2025, discontinuing existing claims and imposing new requirements for future ones.
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Why it matters
The findings are being used by Fleur Fitzsimons to challenge the government's argument that fiscal targets must be met regardless of pay equity. The government is simultaneously under pressure to manage the financial targets of the Crown while navigating this policy debate.
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Who's involved
- CrownThe Crown operates under the government's mandates and financial targets.
- governmentThe government is responsible for setting fiscal targets and the Equal Pay Act.
- Fleur FitzsimonsFleur Fitzsimons is using the poll to critique the government's pay equity policy.
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The entities involved
- Crown
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government
system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state
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Fleur Fitzsimons
former Wellington City councillor
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