ACT leader David Seymour says his party wants a system that doesn’t drive production offshore. New Zealand should not be a first mover when it comes to a farm carbon tax, ACT leader David Seymour says. “If farmers in countries who are our biggest trading partners are not paying a price for their methane emissions, neither should New Zealand farmers,” said ACT party leader David Seymour when he announced the party’s primary industries policy at Fieldays in Hamilton on Thursday. Gerhard Uys/Stuff ACT leader David Seymour says he understands that agriculture is important to the country’s economy. “This would allow farmers to trade surplus water allocations amongst each other according to a sensible pricing system,” Seymour said.

Source: Stuff June 16, 2023 00:31 UTC