Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz

Earlier this month I launched the ‘Have your say' campaign for small and medium businesses. I want to hear from businesses on the issues that are affecting you, the government policies you're most concerned with, and which laws and regulations should be improved. We want to be ready in 2020 with a clear plan for New Zealand's future and small businesses are an important part of this process. They create $80 billion of wealth each year and employ 600,000 Kiwis.

Two years ago, under National, we had the second-highest business confidence in the developed world. Now we've plummeted to fourth-to-last on the back of this government's anti-growth policies. We need to turn things around and we want your input.

To take part go online at: www.national.org.nz/haveyoursay

The survey is short and should only take about five minutes to complete. If you don't have access to a computer and would like a hardcopy you can contact my office on: 07 579 9016.

By hearing exactly what you need to thrive, together we can create policies that give small businesses the confidence to expand and employ more people.