"Small businesses are the real backbone of the NZ economy, and TOP wants to help them succeed."
TOP's vision
TOP will recognise the vital role small and medium-sized businesses play in the NZ economy, and help them to work smarter, not harder.
TOP will
- Abolish provisional tax for small businesses.
- Remove Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) on low emission vehicles.
- Provide grants of up to $10,000 for small businesses to move towards digital technology, and improve energy and resource efficiency.
- Rein in big business with better competition law, and make sure they pay on time.
- Encourage investment away from property into businesses that create jobs and exports.
- Invest in 21st-century infrastructure.
- Make research, education and training more responsive to your needs, and we’ll give vocational education proper recognition.