Tag: Ramp up

National has been ramping up its attack ads ahead of the Government's first budget next week, its latest meme claiming the Government would spend $1 billion funding foreign diplomats, at the expense of cheaper GP visits. However, some of the ads are more than just the opposite political stance - they're factually incorrect. Ardern said the Government had to put that much money towards MFAT and aid. During the election campaign, National put out two versions of a tax attack ad, to hit Labour in one of its weakest spots. Labour has also used social media as a way of attacking National. But Labour targeted National's tax cuts, and Family Tax Credit boost from its last budget. In a Facebook ad from July last year, Labour posted a meme saying National would give $400m in tax cuts to the top 10 per cent of the country, at the expense of homes schools and hospitals. The ad came after National gave tax cuts, and boosted the Family Tax Credit, which it estimated would help about 2.2 million, from all income brackets. The Government has also said its $76.2m boost to frontline family violence services is the first funding increase in 10 years. National might not have poured that money directly into frontline services, but to say it did not fund services and programmes focused on family violence was incorrect.