Election 2020 - Party Policies - Communities - Community and Voluntary Sector
25th Jul 20, 5:50am
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Community and Voluntary Sector
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- Fund a sector-led, independent group or group of groups to work with Government on strengthening the NGO-Government relationship, taking on board all the work which has already been done by the CommunityGovernment Relationship Steering Group and the Community Sector Taskforce.
- Recognise the diversity of tangata whenua roopu within the Tangata Whenua, Community and Voluntary sector, from Māori defining themselves as working within the community and voluntary sector to hapū and iwi based tangata whenua activity based on tikanga and rangatiratanga.
- Have a limit on tax-deductible donations to registered charities, initially to be set at $20,000 and reviewed after one year and then triennially. In the cases of companies and Māori Authorities, tax deductibility will also be limited to 10% of corporate taxable income.
- Strengthen the role of the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector through having a higher standing within cabinet, larger budget allocation and an ability to have responsibilities in relation to other Government departments, especially those with particular relevance to the Community & Voluntary sector.
- Read more here and here.
- Boosted funding for the water safety sector to meet increased demand, including Surf Life Saving New Zealand, Coastguard New Zealand, and Water Safety NZ.
- Read more here.
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- Resource the Minister of Community and Volunteer sector so that the Office of Community and Volunteer Sector can expand resilient communities throughout New Zealand
- Read more here.
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