Izibhedlela ezizimele kungase kudingeke ngokushesha zikhokhe intela ukuze zibhekane nezingozi ezihlobene nomkhakha okhulayo “wezokuvakasha kwezokwelapha” waseNew Zealand.
Ungqongqoshe we-ACC uNick Smith utshele iphephandaba iSunday Star-Times ukuthi lolu daba belunobulungiswa. Akulungile, wathi, ukuthi abakhokhi bentela baseNew Zealand babekhokha izintela ze-ACC ezihlinzeka ngomshwalense ngokumelene nengozi yezokwelapha kubantu baseMelika abacebile abakhetha ukuhlinzwa ngokuzikhethela eNew Zealand.
Lesi sinyathelo siza njengoba uhulumeni elungisa udaba lokuqhunyiswa kwe-ACC ngamabhiliyoni angu-4.8. Abaholayo bazolahlekelwa ngamakhulu amaRandi ngonyaka ephaketheni labo lokuhola njengoba intela ye-ACC ikhuphuka, nokugibela ukubhaliswa kwezimoto nezithuthuthu kwethulwa ukuze kunqandwe nezindleko ezikhuphukayo zokuhlinzeka nge-ACC.
Ezinye izinhlelo zihlanganisa ukunciphisa amalungelo abasebenzi abayitoho kanye nabayitoho, ukunciphisa izinkokhelo ze-physiotherapy kanye nokukhansela amalungelo ezigebengu.
Cishe izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe eziyi-1000 ngonyaka zikhetha ukuthola ukwelashwa eNew Zealand ngoba ishibhile kunezwe lakubo. Lokhu kunjalo ikakhulukazi kubahlali base-US, lapho umsebenzi wokubuyisela inqulu kubiza cishe u-$US50,000, uma kuqhathaniswa no-$US15,000 eNew Zealand. Ukuhlinzwa kokudlula inhliziyo kubiza u-$US125,000 e-US uma kuqhathaniswa no-$US25,000 e-New Zealand.
USmith uthe utshelwe ukuthi isibalo seziguli zaphesheya kwezilwandle ezikhetha ukuyohlinzwa eNew Zealand kulindeleke ukuthi sifinyelele ku-20,000 2020 ngo-1, lapho imboni izobe ibiza u-$XNUMX billion ngonyaka.
“Kunokukhathazeka kwangempela mayelana nokuvakasha kwezokwelapha kanye nezingozi zaseNew Zealand ngohlelo lwe-ACC. Akulungile ukuthi abakhokhi bentela baxhase [umshwalense we-misadventure] ekusebenzeni kwesibhedlela esizimele eNew Zealand.
“Ngicele i-ACC ukuthi ibheke ukuklanywa kwentela ethile ezibhedlela ezizimele ukuze izindleko zobungozi bokwelashwa eNew Zealand zihlangabezane nemboni hhayi abanye abantu baseNew Zealand.
"Uma iNew Zealand ingathola imali yangaphandle ngezinsizakalo zezempilo ezisebenzayo, lokho kuyinto enhle, kodwa akufanele ixhaswe ngabakhokhi bentela baseNew Zealand.
"Inkinga lapha imayelana nokungenzeleli kanye nezingozi zesikhathi eside uma le mboni ikhula, njengoba abanye beqagela."
USmith akazange, nokho, akholelwe ukuthi kudingekile ukuba kukhokhiswe nabavakashi abavakashela eNew Zealand futhi abalimala emidlalweni yokuzilibazisa efana nokuqwala izintaba noma ezingozini zezimoto.
Iningi lokulimala kwezivakashi zaphesheya kwezilwandle kusezingozini zezimoto, kodwa izivakashi zifake isandla ezindlekweni zazo zokwelashwa ngamalevi e-ACC kaphethiloli kanye nokubhaliswa kwemoto. Abazange bakhokhelwe nesinxephezelo semali engenayo.
“Uma sinqabela izivakashi i-ACC uzodinga ilungelo elisemthethweni lokubuyisela ilungelo labo lokumangalela. Ngimanqika kakhulu ukuhamba ngaleyo ndlela ngoba lapho-ke wonke umuntu waseNew Zealand uzokhathazeka ngokuthi uma eba sengozini yemoto futhi ethinta isivakashi samazwe ngamazwe azivulela ingozi yokuthathelwa izinyathelo zomthetho.”
Kodwa izibhedlela ezizimele zithi ingxabano kangqongqoshe ayihambisani futhi iveza ithimba elilodwa labavakashi ngokungafanele. I-NZ Private Surgical Hospitals Association, emele izibhedlela ezizimele ezingama-37 zezwe, igcizelela ukuthi noma iyiphi intela entsha kufanele ibekwe kuphela kulezo zibhedlela ezisebhizinisini lezokuvakasha kwezokwelapha.
Umengameli wale nhlangano uTerry Moore uthe i-ACC kumele ihlanganise zonke izivakashi zaphesheya kwezilwandle noma zingahlangani. Angamangala kakhulu uma kufika iziguli ezifika ku-1000 zaphesheya kwezilwandle eNew Zealand minyaka yonke zizohlinzwa, kodwa akubuzwa ukuthi ezinye izibhedlela bezifuna ukungena emakethe.
“Kuyinto enhle emnothweni. Kodwa akekho owaziyo ukuthi leyo makethe ingaba nkulu kangakanani ngoba akuyona into encane ukundiza usuka e-US ukuze uthole lokho kwelashwa.
“Uma i-ACC ikhethe ukusebenzisa intela ngicabanga ukuthi kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi le mali ikhokhiswe ezibhedlela ezenza iziguli zaphesheya kwezilwandle kuphela.”
Ngesonto eledlule i-Act Party ivumile ukweseka izinguquko zikahulumeni ukuze kuvulwe i-Work Account ukuze iqhudelane. I-Akhawunti Yomsebenzi ihlanganisa konke ukulimala okuhlobene nomsebenzi futhi ixhaswa ngezimali ezikhokhelwa izinkampani namabhizinisi azisebenzayo.
UNdunankulu uJohn Key ushiye umnyango uvulekele ukuze kuqhutshekwe nokuncintisana. Uhulumeni uzolinda okutholwe ngokubalwa kwesitokwe se-ACC - eholwa ngowayengungqongqoshe wezeziMali, uDavid Caygill - ngaphambi kokuthatha isinqumo sokuthi izoyichaya ngezinga elingakanani i-ACC emqhudelwaneni. UCaygill uzobika kuhulumeni ngoJuni ozayo.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “Ngicele i-ACC ukuthi ibheke ukuklanywa kwentela ethile ezibhedlela ezizimele ukuze izindleko zobungozi bokwelashwa eNew Zealand zihlangabezane nemboni hhayi abanye abantu baseNew Zealand.
- I am very reluctant to go down that path because then every New Zealander is going to be worried that if they have a car accident and it involves an international tourist then they are opening themselves up to the risk of legal action.
- Wage earners will lose hundreds of dollars a year from their pay packets as the ACC levy rises, and hikes in car and motorcycle registrations are introduced to counter the rising cost of providing ACC.
