NEW ZEALAND - The country's First Party has warned the National Party and Labour Party to prepare to lift superannuation levels to 68% of the national average wage after the next election, following the two other major parties reportedly agreeing to retain the current 66% level.
Winston Peters, NZ First Party leader, said 66% was still too little for a large number of the elderly who had little or no other income and faced soaring living costs. He commented: "With infl...
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