National Party Leader John Key has offered a glimpse of a future National budget. Speaking at the National Party's Lower North Island conference in Palmerston North, Mr Key said National's first budget would focus on 10 points which clearly showed National's desire to boost New Zealand's competitiveness. They are: · A commitment to an ongoing programme of 'real' personal tax cuts, and which includes the previously announced policy to eliminate the cap on charitable donations. · A substantial investment in infrastructure across public transport, roading, telecommunications, water and energy. · A Resource Management Act Amendment Bill that will reduce the costs, delays and uncertainties of the RMA, while reaffirming National's commitment to high environmental standards. · Policies that deliver the right incentives for people to choose work rather than welfare. · A programme of action to reintroduce competition to the ACC system. · Changes to labour laws, such as the 90-day trial that will mean those who are most vulnerable in the labour market can be given a chance. · An ongoing programme to fix the fact that 1 in 5 New Zealand kids are not succeeding at school. Improved education is central to National's vision. · A stop to the flood of new regulations and red tape. · Immigration policies that ensure we attract the best and skilled migrants that our country needs. · A sensible spending track that recognises the value of our core public services but doesn't think the government should do everything in our society. "National has a sense of purpose about what we want to do in government. Labour doesn't," says Mr Key. "They have run out of ideas and are busy cannibalising all of ours. "After 8 years, they have reduced New Zealand's competitiveness. They have been too busy harvesting the crop and not busy enough preparing the soil for future generations." Click here to read and comment on the speech Tweet