Auckland Mayor vows to cut emissions, extend living wage in Budget proposal
(WorldNews New Zealand)

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has promised investment in wages, infrastructure and tackling climate change in his annual budget proposal. Source: Supplied The annual Budget proposal, which was received today by Auckland Council´s Finance and Performance Committee, details a $2.7 billion capital spend into extending the living wage to cleaners, reducing public transport fares for children and environmental projects. There was also a need for the council to lead by example on climate change, Mr Goff said. `Following our climate emergency declaration in June, we are taking further steps to cut our carbon emissions in this Budget before...