Labour Blames Mixed Messaging on Streaming Levy on 'Administrative Oversight'

Labour blames mixed messaging on streaming levy on 'administrative oversight'

Leader Chris Hipkins has now flatly ruled out introducing a new levy on streaming services like Netflix, despite a Labour MP earlier having a member's bill in the ballot which would do just that.

'News to me': Labour MPs unaware of streaming tax bill, party ditches it

The Labour Party ditched a member’s bill proposing a streaming levy at about the same time National pointed out it contradicted Chris Hipkins’ claim he was ruling out introducing such a tax.

Hipkins ruled out new levy, but forgot his MP had a bill proposing it

Labour has confirmed a member’s bill proposing a tax on streaming services was pulled from the ballot this week due to an “administrative oversight”.