Political parties out of touch with sole traders: survey
The accountancy software firm, Hnry, aimed at sole traders, says its recent survey of political parties shows how out of touch they are with the needs of the sector. New Zealand has over 400,000 sole traders making up almost a fifth of the country's workforce. They are independent earners, freelancers, tradies, contractors and the self-employed - working across all industries. Hnry surveyed all the major political parties on their policies affected sole traders and says the results were illustrative and disappointing. Hnry Founder James Fuller says many tradies are experiencing mortgage stress and cost cutting, and expect better from any incoming government.