National plays KiwiSaver card
National is proposing a range of changes to KiwiSaver if it returns to power, including making the scheme compulsory.
Leader Christopher Luxon said on Sunday that the party was proposing to enrol every child born in New Zealand into KiwiSaver from birth, as of July next year, with a $1,500 kickstart.
Everyone would be required to be contributing to KiwiSaver or an equivalent scheme from July 2028 and would only be able to suspend contributions if they met the criteria currently used for a hardship withdrawal.
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National plays KiwiSaver card
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